Green Line to get long-awaited crash prevention system
The agency is now investing in the Green Line Protection System, which will first entail the implementation of audible and visual alarms to alert operators of excessive speeds and impending collisions. The Green Line is currently the only part of the transit system without the extra layer of protection.
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The next phase of the project will involve installing technology that will automatically slow or stop a train if the operator ignores the initial warnings — helping to prevent speeding, drivers running through stop signals, and reducing the risk of trains getting too close together.
The collision avoidance system will be rolled out on the newer Type 9 trains and future Type 10 trains, while the older Type 7 and Type 8 models will only get the warning system as those fleets will eventually be retired.
'When we made that tough decision to cancel the original contract, we wanted to take off running, and we knew that time was of the essence,' said Eng, who noted that the agency took steps to accelerate the implementation of the technology by installing wayside anchors in the central Green Line tunnel during track repair work last year.
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The radio communication-based system works by transmitting data between wayside and onboard equipment as the train moves along the tracks, which will enable operators to receive the alerts.
'That's how they calculate distances,' Eng said. 'That's how they calculate speeds.'
Eng said the agency recouped the $18 million it had already paid to BBR, which was acquired by the German firm Stadler — a firm that proved incapable of delivering the highly customized technology.
Bill Wolfgang, the T's director of vehicle engineering, said the agency envisions having all existing Green Line trains outfitted with vehicle equipment by the end of the year.
In total, the project budget is estimated to cost more than $219 million, which includes expenses for construction and material procurement, project administration, and professional services.
'Our focus right now is to make sure we get phase one completed this year ... but certainly braking and speed control and signal violations, they're going to be a very high priority,' Eng said.
Over the past month, the agency has been testing the technology. In a video of one of the test runs, an operator was alerted when they exceeded the 35 mile per hour speed limit and came within 500 feet of another train. The driver was again alerted when they came within 100 feet of the other train.
Officials will be able to track how fast operators respond and reduce their speed.
'The key is, again, adding this extra level of protection that is on top of our existing signal system,' Eng said.
The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet released a preliminary report on the
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Speeding has been a
'There was a lot of pressure on them to try to adhere to a schedule. But unfortunately, our system and the slow zones made it almost impossible to adhere that schedule,' said Eng when asked about Green Line operators who previously voiced
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