I was chatting with a lady on the NE Regional this morning (#88) while we stopped (something tripped a sensor), and she said that there's an old ATS system on part of the RF&P main line that hasn't been taken down (it is apparently rather expensive to pull out the sensors). I'm wondering:
1) Is this true?
2) If so, what class is the track from RVR-ALX? ATS usually implies that you can crack 79 MPH...if you've got class 5 track. However, I don't know if the track is class 5 for any of the distance.
3) Does the presence of ATS on this line (if this is, in fact, true) mean that it's going to be a bit easier to get the RVR-WAS trains up to at least 90 MPH? Or is CSX being difficult here (as the freights are wont to do)?
1) Is this true?
2) If so, what class is the track from RVR-ALX? ATS usually implies that you can crack 79 MPH...if you've got class 5 track. However, I don't know if the track is class 5 for any of the distance.
3) Does the presence of ATS on this line (if this is, in fact, true) mean that it's going to be a bit easier to get the RVR-WAS trains up to at least 90 MPH? Or is CSX being difficult here (as the freights are wont to do)?