. Official proceedings . ld like to quote a few excerpts from theBlock Signal and Train Control Boards report of the InsterstateCommerce Commission, just issued, in which they say: The Board has considered that as block signals, both auto-matic and non-automatic, have already been intelligently devel-oped in this country, particular attention should be devoted to theautomatic stop, which has not been so fully developed. Collisionsresulting from the weaknesses in the time-interval or train-dis-patching system, and the deficiencies in the block system, due tountrained or undisciplined signalmen,
. Official proceedings . ld like to quote a few excerpts from theBlock Signal and Train Control Boards report of the InsterstateCommerce Commission, just issued, in which they say: The Board has considered that as block signals, both auto-matic and non-automatic, have already been intelligently devel-oped in this country, particular attention should be devoted to theautomatic stop, which has not been so fully developed. Collisionsresulting from the weaknesses in the time-interval or train-dis-patching system, and the deficiencies in the block system, due tountrained or undisciplined signalmen, as well as errors on the partof the enginemen and trainmen, have led to a public demand forautomatic devices, for it is a well-known fact that many accidentshave been caused by the failure of enginemen to observe, under-stand and obey signal indications. Failures to observe signals may be due to fog, snow, signallight not burning:, or smoke from other trains: failure to under- 104 Proceedings Railway Club of o Eo O o The Conservation of Unman Life. 105 stand or comprehend the signal may be due to complexity in thesystem of indications, or to diversion of the enginemans atten-tion, or to his physical incapacity. Failure to obey indicationsthat are seen and comprehended are rare, and comprise only thosecases where enginemen desiring to make time are tempted to take-chances, or to a too liberal interpretation of rnles which allowthe enginemen some discretion. Tonight I shall endeavor to show yon a system of train con-trol which has been designed to fill this long-felt want, and whichhas passed the inspection and approval of many of Americas bestsignal engineers, as well as the United States Government ex-perts, and can be applied to both steam and electric or interurbanrailroads. Some of yon will remember a trial demonstration made onthe Pennsylvania Railroad west of Allegheny, during the year of1905, to prove out the principle of automatically controlling trainssucc
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