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Re: Observing GCOR Rule 6.30 At The El Monte Metrolink Station
Author: Armchair Dispatcher
Date: 05-08-2012 - 21:20
SP5103 Wrote:
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> What you may not notice is that many times there
> is a hold signal that keeps other trains out of
> the station, or the dispatcher is prohibited from
> lining another train through.
>
> I wonder if any computer dispatching systems are
> programmed for this?
In the case of El Monte, a westbound train can't depart the station until the eastbound arrives at the station, due to the fact that there's a large length of single track immediately west of the station. Maybe what they should do is bring the westbound train into El Monte on the siding (Number 2 track -- the one closest to the station parking lot) and run the eastbound train on the Number 1 track. The westbound could hold back from the station until the eastbound has finished its station work.
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> What you may not notice is that many times there
> is a hold signal that keeps other trains out of
> the station, or the dispatcher is prohibited from
> lining another train through.
>
> I wonder if any computer dispatching systems are
> programmed for this?
In the case of El Monte, a westbound train can't depart the station until the eastbound arrives at the station, due to the fact that there's a large length of single track immediately west of the station. Maybe what they should do is bring the westbound train into El Monte on the siding (Number 2 track -- the one closest to the station parking lot) and run the eastbound train on the Number 1 track. The westbound could hold back from the station until the eastbound has finished its station work.
