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   Adam H. Kerman to Jishnu Mukerji   
   Re: Amk NEC speed controls?   
   14 May 15 14:29:24   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Jishnu Mukerji  wrote:   
   >On 5/14/2015 9:21 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>Peter Schleifer  wrote:   
   >>>On Wed, 13 May 2015 18:00:34 -0700 (PDT), hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >>>From that article:   
   >>>"It is installed on parts of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between   
   >>>Washington and Boston.[2]"   
      
   >>>The key word here is "parts"   
      
   >>Others have stated that it's not yet installed north of Philadelphia.   
      
   >Between Philadelphia and New York. AFAIK ACSES is operative definitely   
   >on tracks 2 and 3 between Trenton and New Brunswick in NJ. Additional   
   >segments may have been brought into operation as Amtrak is doing so to   
   >meet the end of 2015 deadline for operational ACSES on all main line   
   >segments. I know that the necessary track hardware is installed even   
   >through Frankford Jct., but ACSES has other components that need to be   
   >in place and operational before it can be placed into service, like the   
   >digital radio link to the control center.   
      
   Thank you for the information. I haven't been following the progress   
   of this deployment at all.   
      
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