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Due to an ice storm from Friday the 4th to Tuesday the 8th, I lost power. My brother and I had to go out every hour to fill up the gas-guzzling generator. That made think about what happens on an electric route when the power is cut for some reason. Do the trains currently running just coast to a stop, with the engineers saying what the f@#k or do the brakes apply in in the emergency fasion? curious.-HovertrainP.S. It says that I'm a new member because I had to re-subscribe my username (probably because of no power)
Hovertrain,Here’s my best guess on the scenario you present:The motorman, sensing a loss of electrical power, would likely apply the train brakes, while he could.The air reservoirs on the train would be fully charged, at that point (assuming air brakes). The motorman would not know how long the power outage would be, and might suspect that a fuse blew somewhere on his train. At best, he would want to inspect his train.But, I am speaking about the past, like trolley systems. The folks of today might have automatic safety features.
Maybe coasting to the next station would make more sense so that the passengers could be let out rather than being trapped in between stations. If the power outage lasts for a long time, stopping in between stations would require the passengers to be removed from the train somehow. BTW, on level track at normal running speeds(80 to 125 mph) most passenger trains will be able to coast at least 5 miles before stopping. In cases where the train doesn't have a chance of reaching the next stop, I would imagine the engineer would still try to stop in a place where the passengers could be rescued, rather than in the middle of a bridge.
Dunno if this helps ur question.....I saw an Amtrak GP40H leading an AEM7 on a train on the NEC whilst the juice was down i think they would stop the train (by coasting and train brakes) and put it in a siding and maybe wait for the Geep to pitch up and take the train the rest of the way.just a guess.........................................Cheers MikeSupporting the American, the British and Australian troops in the Gulf
Hi,Here in the Netherlands, where most of the trains are electrified, the engineer will stop if the power is gone for a somewhat longer time. What happened is the train looses the power for controlling the systems. It is called stuurstroom, litterally translated control current. The train system goes down and the engineer will try to get the system up. When he didn't get the systems in or get the train build up, he will stop for an expection and for talking with the dispatcher. Short to very short power outages quite often happen. You can hear the trainsystems gone down. No generator, no blowers. And then you can hear that the engineer tries to get the thing build up again. During that time the train is still rolling on. I am now talking about the train, I travel most of the time with, the type ICM, called Koploper. Dick van den Hoven
