Western Railroad Discussion > Few Pepper Ave trains

Pics deleted



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/18 11:05 by wigwag.

2nd is a PTC test train . Bet they had problems

The PTC train has been running over and over areas, looking for bugs and so far PTC down the road may work, but for now, it is one problem after another...

Barstool Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> The PTC train has been running over and over
> areas, looking for bugs and so far PTC down the
> road may work, but for now, it is one problem
> after another...

It's not so much a test train as it is (also?) the train used to qualify the subdivision. Once the train is done running on a given subdivision, chances are that that sub is now PTC qualified. 

I don't remember the specific number of required successful trips, but once that consecutive number is met, the qualification is done and PTC is implemented. It took roughly two weeks for the Fresno Sub.

Those gray tank cars look like the ones used to haul gasoline, diesel fuel, and possibly jet fuel between pipeline terminals in Montana.

I was in Cajon Pass on Thursday, and saw the same PTC traain on the Palmdale cutoff

EricSP Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Those gray tank cars look like the ones used to
> haul gasoline, diesel fuel, and possibly jet fuel
> between pipeline terminals in Montana.

Well, they're in the GATX repair/service facility here.