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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

AllaN01Bear

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1. this is why i feel that train signals shouldnt be connected to the internet.,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Dec 31, 2023, 05:53 PM

Dec 2023

one time mom and i were on a amtrak train back east and a bolt of lightning took out the main signal control center for that region.all trains had to travel @ 25 mph and stop short of train when necessary.

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this is why i feel that train signals shouldnt be connected to the internet., AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #1