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To be fair, Brazil has been using GPS-based dispatching for quite a while. While I haven't investigated their implementation in-depth, almost the entirety of th
by kposehn 4y ago
To be fair, Brazil has been using GPS-based dispatching for quite a while. While I haven't investigated their implementation in-depth, almost the entirety of the long distance rail network has switched to it and no longer uses wayside signaling, preferring to track entirely via GPS.
- flyinghamster 4y agoCab footage implies otherwise, at least on freight lines in the Belo Horizonte region operated by MRS Logística. [0] It's anyone's guess how long that remains the case. [0] https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRSilva/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelRSilva/videos (captions in Portuguese)
- kposehn 4y agoYou're correct about MRS. They seem to be the last holdout on a number of lines. I believe almost the entire remaining network is on GPS now.