"Silverliner II"Ironically enough, one of the results of the Bergen Junction wreck was the hastening of NJT to install cab signals/ATC on the entire Hoboken division and on the parts of the Newark Division that were not already so equipped.
As for other railroads, most don't bother with cab signals/ATc simply because of the cost. Even after accidents like this. Although if the time factors are accurate, even cab signals and ATC may not have prevented the Metrolink accident, since the Metrolink train would have come to a stop when his cabs dropped, and the UP freight would still be trying to stop after his cab signals dropped upon intrusion of the Metrolink...
You obviously know nothing of how ATC works. Had the track been under the control of ATC the train would have never been allowed to pass the red signal. The most restrictive signal would have been in the last track circuit before the line side signal that protects the turnout. The most restrictive ATC signal is no signal being transmitted through the track circuit.
As for other railroads, most don't bother with cab signals/ATc simply because of the cost. Even after accidents like this. Although if the time factors are accurate, even cab signals and ATC may not have prevented the Metrolink accident, since the Metrolink train would have come to a stop when his cabs dropped, and the UP freight would still be trying to stop after his cab signals dropped upon intrusion of the Metrolink...
You obviously know nothing of how ATC works. Had the track been under the control of ATC the train would have never been allowed to pass the red signal. The most restrictive signal would have been in the last track circuit before the line side signal that protects the turnout. The most restrictive ATC signal is no signal being transmitted through the track circuit.
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