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0 pointsesseph1mo ago0 comments

It's also mandated by Congress in the US, it's called PTC. (Remote control)

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This wasn't PTC. It was repair lockouts instituted by the manufacturer of the trains based on a GPS geofencing beacon.

essephOP1mo ago

Sure! I'm just pointing out that technically you can stop the trains remotely - by design.

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0 pointsesseph1mo ago0 comments

It's also mandated by Congress in the US, it's called PTC. (Remote control)

This wasn't PTC. It was repair lockouts instituted by the manufacturer of the trains based on a GPS geofencing beacon.

essephOP1mo ago

Sure! I'm just pointing out that technically you can stop the trains remotely - by design.

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