scarrasc Posted January 10, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2011 Hi all, I'm a commuter-rail train driver (not a loco engineer, as commuter-rail drivers here only get to drive several types of MUs) in Madrid, Spain, but have lived in Boston a bit over nine years (1989-98) and have always been also a hardcore railroad buff, which is why I'm interested in joining thhis forum. Does anyone know whether there's any mandatory and/or currently-in-use on-board safety equipment in North American locomotives and for how long it's been in place? Here we've been having ASFA (Spanish acronym for "Automatic Braking and [On-Board] Signal Announcement") since 1975, but can't find anything at all on the net on American equipment! Also, we have another safety device, the so-called "Dead Man" that triggers an emergency should you fail to respond by pressing a pedal to randomly generated visual and acoustic signals that take place every 20 to 30 seconds (to prevent a sudden death or passing out of the driver to cause a runaway). Cheers to all from Spain's capital, Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tram man Posted January 10, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2011 Welcome aboard mate! Hope you enjoy your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 10, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2011 Bienvenidos a NYC Transit Forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted January 10, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2011 Bienvenido al forum, scarrasc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 10, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 10, 2011 ?Como estas? I hope you post some Madrid Metro pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 10, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 10, 2011 Hola y bienvenidos! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted January 11, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 11, 2011 Welcome (Bienvenido) to the forums! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted January 15, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 15, 2011 bienvenidos a NYCTF, scarrasc :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted January 17, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2011 Hello scarrasc! Greetings from Arizona! Welcome to our community! Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R42 M Train Posted January 17, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 17, 2011 Welcome to NYCTF!! Its not see train operators in other countries join here. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 17, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 17, 2011 !Buenos Nocha! Welcome aboard. Have you seen group riding Madrid Metro with no Pants hosted by Improv Everywhere? My Bus Operator friend gave me Puerto Rican Bus Map from San Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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via White Plains Road Posted February 28, 2011 Share #14 Posted February 28, 2011 Welcome to NYCTF...pls enjoy your stay on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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