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Many of the switches are thrown remotely by dispatchers within that subdivision. At least at BNSF we do. I don’t know how CSX operates but if not a remote switch, the conductor dismounts the engine prior to the switch, throws the points over, the train then moves into the siding, once the consist is clear of the mainline, throws the switch over lining it up to the mainline.
NSTB has said the switch was thrown manually and then padlocked lined up for the siding.
The vast majority of track used by passenger railroad in the USA is own by the freight or other private concerns.
I would put the blame on the controllers (non Amtrak) who routed the train.
All the more reason to end AMTRAK since it cannot ensure safety from the host RR.
And face it the RR's dont want AMTRAK on their rails to begin with, they are in the business of hauling freight.
All the more reason to end AMTRAK since it cannot ensure safety from the host RR.
And face it the RR's dont want AMTRAK on their rails to begin with, they are in the business of hauling freight.
So since 18 wheelers sometimes wreck on highways, we should end 18 wheelers?
All the more reason to end AMTRAK since it cannot ensure safety from the host RR.
And face it the RR's dont want AMTRAK on their rails to begin with, they are in the business of hauling freight.
Agreed.
AMTRAK in it's current incarnation has a lot of issues.
If the USA wants a comprehensive passenger train system like that in other first world countries, then it will have to do invest in the infrastructure to allow for it. In most other countries, the rail lines for passengers are owned by the government in a similar manner to highways in the USA.
All the more reason to end AMTRAK since it cannot ensure safety from the host RR.
And face it the RR's dont want AMTRAK on their rails to begin with, they are in the business of hauling freight.
Correct. Many times I was ordered into a siding to wait for Amtrak. And I am driving a “Z” train which is containers and is extremely time sensitive.
And more often than not Amtrak is late delaying me. Once a few years ago, the Amtrak engine blew their traction motors and I took a spare SD70MAC and pulled the Empire Builder over much of the Havre subdivision. The Amtrak engine still provided electrical power to the passenger consist since our engines are not set up for passenger operations.
I am pretty sure BNSF stuck it to Amtrak for the use of our motive power.
So since 18 wheelers sometimes wreck on highways, we should end 18 wheelers?
No we should end AMTRAK,its inefficient, unsafe,unreliable, unpopular and the fedguv has no authority to run passenger trains on private property.
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