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This is speculation but I wonder if you could have cars couple with "cat whiskers" that are mechanical but not load bearing. so you don't need to rely on wirele
by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y ago
This is speculation but I wonder if you could have cars couple with "cat whiskers" that are mechanical but not load bearing. so you don't need to rely on wireless comms for coordination
- bobthepanda 2y agoI’m not sure what load bearing means in this context. Generally speaking mechanical coupling takes a while because you really, really do not want an errant car to detach during its journey. In the worst possible case scenario, a rear carriage has decoupled from a train and then the following one has crashed into said carriage. https://localtvkstu.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/crews-respond-to-derailed-trax-train-officials-say/ https://localtvkstu.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/crews-respond-t...