Re: Shades of Spuyten Duyvil ?
Author: SP5103
Date: 01-24-2014 - 09:58
> The FRA acted only after Spuyten Duyvil last
> November, effective immediately, but only on
> passenger carrying lines equipped with some form
> of ACS/ATS/ATP.
Did I miss something? As I recall, the Emergency Order only applied to Metro-North.
The US has its own "cultural" issues with unions and labor boards keeping dangerous employees working. Don't get me wrong, without unions we would all be working for minimum wage, but unions and courts have gone beyond reason many times in my opinion.
The US does have headway issues in many instances, but it is related to the lack of sidings on single track and freight congestion, not to mention equipment failures.