Dispatching Center News Today

The tracks at that location? or is this done from some remote location where they are just watching? >> well, generally depends on the signaling system but theyll have either a regional or a centralized dispatching center. that will have charge of wayside signals and give clearance to trains not only wayside signals which will be green or red like a traffic signal that says a train you can go or not. but theyll also be -- they get train orders and things of that nature and also run by a timetabl...

A type of system we were just referring to in the last segment is called positive train control. what is it? how does it work? we go inside a train simulator at los angeles metro link. >> so youre that engineer. youre coming into a curve. it seems a little bit hot. what is it telling you? >> right now my train speed is 62 miles an hour. were going to shortly -- momentarily when comebe coming into a zone. its going to give me a warning saying you need to brake and reduce your speed. it will give ...