Mr. Motorman
I'm a streetcar i. e., tram, motorman for the Port Authority Transit System here in Pittsburgh, PA, US. I say the Port Authority should bring this kid to Pittsburgh and hire him. We have a "stae of the art" signaling and routng system. Signals and routing can be controlled by the Operations Command Center remotely. In automatic, a route is selected onboard by the motorman by entering a three digit code into the "train-to-wayside" device console. This emits a radio signal which is picked up by receivers installed between the rails on the track.
One day a two car train was approaching a major junction. However its I.D. was lost from the system. As the train passed through the turnout at about 20 mph the following train set up its routing though that same interlock about a mile back. The switch threw under the train sendin the first car the right way and the second the wrong way thus derailing the train. This, they told us in training, "can't happen". I say, bring this kid to Pittsburgh and hire him. Maybe he can figure it out.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
