Railroad companies have penalized workers for taking the time to make needed repairs and created a culture in which supervisors threaten and fire the very people hired to keep trains running safely. Regulators say they can’t stop this intimidation.
Exists, yes, but is not installed throughout the US rail systems.
But there should still be a human on the trains. Automatic signaling won’t stop a train when there’s a stalled car on a crossing, or someone walking on the tracks.
Exists, yes, but is not installed throughout the US rail systems.
But there should still be a human on the trains. Automatic signaling won’t stop a train when there’s a stalled car on a crossing, or someone walking on the tracks.
A human on board won’t stop a train either. They will hit the brakes, but trains don’t stop fast enough to make a difference in those situations.
Feel free to consider other scenarios. That’s just the first that came to mind.
I’m willing to, but so far I’m not ware of any.