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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Vincent206: [QB] Some updates regarding restarting service on the Bypass: [URL=https://thesubtimes.com/2018/03/02/test-trains-on-lakewood-subdivision-tracks-adjacent-to-i-5/]Testing is scheduled to start sometime "in the coming months"[/URL] on the Bypass route. [QUOTE]In the coming months, please expect to see periodic Sounder and/or other test trains operating on the Lakewood Subdivision tracks adjacent to I-5 between Lakewood and DuPont as part of ongoing implementation of positive train control systems. [/QUOTE][URL=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/item/18227-post-derailment-oregon-passenger-rail-struggles-to-get-back-on-track]OregonBusiness.com[/URL] has an interview with an ODOT official, Hal Gard, who gives a progress report on restoring service on the Bypass route. [QUOTE]OB: What is the status of implementation? HG: Per Class I freight railroads that use PTC for their systems and equipment, it is up and running. And for the Point Nisqually bypass [the site of the derailment], the trackside sensors are there; it’s ready to go. Essentially all the major pieces for the WSDOT locomotives are ready to go. All of Amtrak's locomotives have hardware installed. We are in the process of having two Oregon train sets retrofitted; that should be done by this spring.The tall pole in the tent are the back office servers for Amtrak that make parts talk. [/QUOTE]Adding up the 2 interviews, it seems that the PTC technology is ready to go but Amtrak is working on its back office servers and building its safety culture. Until those boxes are checked off, the Cascades trains will stay on the Point Defiance route. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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