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   "Adam H. Kerman"  wrote in message   
   news:ll5r60$1i7$2@news.albasani.net...   
   > conklin  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>"Adam H. Kerman"  wrote in message   
   >>news:ll5js2$iav$1@news.albasani.net...   
   >>> conklin  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> wrote in message   
   >>>>news:4992f897-fa17-41c7-b650-e1b6c2448af6@googlegroups.com...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>http://www.mta.info/news/2014/05/15/metro-north-announces-sw   
   eping-series-safety-reforms   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Automated Track Inspection: Metro-North has developed a comprehensive   
   >>>>automated track inspection plan. This plan includes the use of track   
   >>>>geometry measurements, machine vision track inspection, and rail   
   >>>>internal   
   >>>>defect testing. These efforts will augment the visual inspections   
   >>>>conducted   
   >>>>by the railroad. Metro-North is purchasing an autonomous track   
   >>>>monitoring   
   >>>>system to be mounted on passenger rail cars, to provide continuous   
   >>>>information about the condition of the right-of-way. The railroad will   
   >>>>also   
   >>>>obtain a dedicated track geometry vehicle.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>This is what is needed for those 120 car oil trains.  They need a   
   >>>>sensors   
   >>>>on   
   >>>>every oil train.   
   >>>   
   >>> And do what, exactly, George, that automated track inspection doesn't   
   >>> achieve when performed at regular intervals? You're completely insane.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Do you ever bother reading what you post?  Here is part of your reference:   
   >>   
   >>-----------------------------------------   
   >>   
   >>Metro-North is purchasing an autonomous track monitoring system to be   
   >>mounted on passenger rail cars, to provide continuous   
   >>information about the condition of the right-of-way.   
   >>   
   >>-----------------------------------   
   >   
   >>You say that is ok for Metro-North, but BAD for oil trains.   
   >   
   > At no point have I said it was ok for Metro North.   
   >   
   > I'm saying that track monitoring may get the track repaired before   
   > subsequent trains travel on that route, but they don't get the track   
   > repaired   
   > for the train equipped with track-monitoring equipment.   
   >   
   >>Oil trains need   
   >>the track monitoring system to be mounted on each train to provide   
   >>continuous information about the right-of-way.  No exceptions.  Just like   
   >>Metro-North is going to do.   
   >   
   > Well, know, what you want is the train ahead of the oil train to have   
   > monitored track conditions, so that the oil train moves over   
   > newly-repaired   
   > track. But that's stupid because track doesn't require monitoring before   
   > every single fucking train.   
      
   If Metro-North uses track montoring equipment on each train, then oil trians   
   should do that too.   
      
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