Re: TRAINZ versus MS Train Sim - Which is BEST?

On 11 Oct 2003 14:58:07 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hzakas) wrote :

>>Why do you think they've got those deadman switches that turn them off if
>>you don't keep active in the cab?
>
>They're no longer called "deadman switches," but "alerters" - at least in
>freight locomotives. When these go off, the engineer has to acknowledge them by
>pressing a switch or operating one of the controls. Otherwise, the alerter will
>apply the brakes.

They are also called "alerters" in passenger locomotives.

The older "deadman" features were all too easy to negate by
crewmen....I used to see fusees wedging them down, brake shows set
atop the pedal, etc.