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ACSES — is ALSTOM s Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System. General System Design The Alstom Corporation’s ACSES [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi m1215/is n8 v199/ai 21077774] is designed to enforce speed control restrictions upon locomotives to… … Wikipedia
Cab signalling — is a railroad safety system that communicates track status information to the train cab (driving position), where the engineer or driver can see the information. The simplest systems display the trackside signal aspect (typically, green, yellow… … Wikipedia
Positive train control — (PTC) is a system of monitoring and controlling train movements to provide increased safety.OverviewThe main concept in PTC is that the train receives information about its location and where it is allowed to safely travel. Equipment on board the … Wikipedia
Alternative compensation system — Various alternative compensation systems (ACSes) have been proposed as ways to allow the widespread reproduction of digital copyrighted works while still paying the authors and copyright owners of those works. This article only discusses those… … Wikipedia
Mirza Ahmad — is the Managing Director of a private consultancy practice MA (Law Governance) Limited www.lawandgovernance.co.uk and was the Corporate Director of Governance at Birmingham City Council until 31st July 2011. He provided strategic leadership over… … Wikipedia
Northeast Corridor — This article is about the Amtrak main line. For the New Jersey Transit service, see Northeast Corridor Line. For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see Northeast megalopolis. Northeast Corridor An Amtrak Acela Express train near… … Wikipedia
State Emergency Service — A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared (natural or otherwise) disasters.The SES began in Australia in 1955, and was originally known as the Civil Defence Service.… … Wikipedia
New Haven Line — New Haven Line New Haven bound M8s pass through Port Chester, NY Overview … Wikipedia
Whites Only Scholarship — The Whites Only Scholarship was founded by Jason Mattera, a Roger Williams University student and member of the school Republican Party. The scholarship was a proposal to parody and highlight the inequity and unfairness of racial preferences at… … Wikipedia
Mizra Ahmad — Articleissues cleanup = October 2008 contradict = October 2008 importance = October 2008 likeresume = September 2008 refimprove = October 2008 wikify = October 2008Mirza Ahmad entered local government in 1985. He joined Birmingham City Council in … Wikipedia
