by Emmett
The plan as stated by the president was that they're gonna run the RDC's @ 55 mph.
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electricron wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:52 amWhy would they have to run at restricted speed? There are 2 cases where they would be exempt. 1 (ii) and 2 (i) .JBlaisdell wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 9:03 pmThat was probably posted by me before the final set of regulations posted in 2021. The section of the regulations in question.electricron wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:53 am Postive Train Control systems will be required on tracks with new regularly scheduled passenger service, intercity or commuter, which this service meets. Squeezing in PTC equipment on these trains will require some modifications to the RDCs, which I assume AllEarthRail has already performed making them available for service.It was mentioned elsewhere in these forums that PTC is not needed due to traffic density on the line.
49 CFR § 236.1019 - Main line track exceptions.
(c) Limited operations exception. FRA will consider an exception in the case of a track segment used for limited operations (operating in accordance with § 236.0 of this part) under one of the following sets of conditions:
(1) The trackage is used for limited operations by at least one passenger railroad subject to at least one of the following conditions:
(ii) Temporal separation of passenger and other trains is maintained as provided in paragraph (e) of this section; or
(2) Passenger service is operated on a segment of track of a freight railroad that is not a Class I railroad on which less than 15 million gross tons of freight traffic is transported annually and on which one of the following conditions applies:
(i) If the segment is unsignaled and no more than four regularly scheduled passenger trains are operated during a calendar day, or
nomis wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 11:58 am The biggest issue for PTC requirements is the Brunswixk station area. East of there, with 4 trips (2 RT's) a day would be covered for an exemption.Brunswick might be considered a terminal area where it's not required, or the short length where trains overlap could be run at Restricted speed.