From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net

"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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