[Scan-DC] Does metrorail have anti-collision equipment?

[Cathy Drzyzgula]

I find it interesting that Metro has announced all trains will be running in
manual mode tomorrow.  It almost sounds like they suspect a problem with the
automatic system.  They were single tracking due to an incident earlier in
the day.  Latest report is one train was stopped waiting for permission to
clear the station and the other ran into it from behind.  Of course the
front and back of the trains are pretty much the same, so the main
difference between this and a head-on collisions would be the somewhat lower
impact speed.


Cathy 

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Yes, it does. However, in certain situations, it may be necessary for the
operator to run the trains in manual operation. I would be willing to bet
someone didn't adhere to the signal. Rumor is that they were running single
tracking in that stretch of track due to a previous problem, which had been
cleared moments before. 

David