Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> To Fred's statement, I would think definitely as
> an interim situation. I bring up the PTC issue
> only because the public fear is collisions and
> wrecks in general. UP's Trip Advisor program will
> run a locomotive pretty much remotely right now,
> no longer science fiction, much like Google's
> car. The din over rail service levels is damn near
> deafening, the crews are being worked to death,
> and things aren't getting much better. Recruitment
> is a @#$%& since the truth over the job is
> pretty much public knowledge, with the Net it's
> hard to hide the realities of the job.

That Trip Optimizer is pretty impressive. Couple that with PTC and you have a train the runs itself and stops itself. All that you need is to get started on it's own and some horn triggers for crossings!