On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 18:44, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:41:46 +0100, > Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 10:48:04PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 08:54:47AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] > ..those subway tracks _are_ separate from those used by freight > trains, carrying, say, _chemicals_? And there really really is > _no_way_, a virus can go play tick-tack-tick-tack-trick-track? > > ..2 reason diesel-electric locomotives are popular; they are > about as clean as your average power utility, and they dont > put heavy loads on the power grids. So, freight trains on > the loco move keeps moving when the power grid is taken out, > and will swat people off the track all the way to the fire. > > ..the locomotive engineers needs to be onboard and alive and > capable of preventing anyone from tampering with the dead > mans button system, to stop their freight trains. FUD? ;-)
Just in case you *aren't* being sarcastic, or there are people on the list from places that are far, far from subway trains: yes, subways have their own dedicated tracks. Of course, when the power goes out, the Amtrak control stations go dead, so there is a slightly higher possibility of 2 passenger trains plowing into each other. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California." Edsger Dijkstra -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
