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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- 43 cars.
NS 4304 AC44C6M
Is there a reason why it took this train--well I don't know--AN HOUR AND FIVE MINUTES to get here? In prior C6M fashion, auto control and TO. What's crazy, is that the day before with this same leader arrived here 10 minutes less! I honestly feel sorry for the crews that are unable to use the throttle much with these engines. I honestly don't know how those crews can take it, because I'm quite annoyed having to wait SO long to just get it. I bet y'all at the 45 minute mark, they were in Pacolet of all places. I know Trip Optimizer is a GE-Wabtec thing, but I would really like to know who came up with auto control? It's ridiculous at how slow these trains run, and I hope this soon comes to a stop.
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Regarding the longer run time between Spartanburg and Union on this day, it can also be due to them not having a far enough track authority as well. They’ve got track people out and about when 18D runs quite often, so that’ll slow them up on some days. As for the implementation of auto controls on these C6Ms, I’m certain the technology comes from Wabtec as well. Upper management just enforces it so they can save money on fuel for their pockets and the shareholders’ pockets. They don’t care about delaying customers’ shipments. Very seldom do I ever see track speed trains even along the mainline in the upstate nowadays. It’s gotten quite boring, so I stick to catching 296 mainly with that GEVO pair. Even the domestic hotshot intermodals are forced to run with auto controls! I’ve been considering going for CSX more as well.
I'll be sure to keep that in mind in the future. In that case, I do believe the ES44DCs are in fact a bit more decent. 45 minutes when I begin hearing the horn isn't track speed, but that's better than the C6Ms. I can imagine there wasn't a full TA from Spartanburg to Union when 242 came by as well with the ES44DC leader. It's such a shame that even the high priority trains can't really be high priority, but are rather just titles. I'm quite surprised there haven't been any complaints from customers with the slower service, considering that even the local power is sometimes C6Ms too.