These Trains Take Over for Their Drivers to Cut Travel Time
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Can trains save their drivers time by changing direction on their own?
To keep trains running on schedule, a new feature allows them to reverse direction and change tracks while the driver walks to the other end.
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These Trains Take Over for Their Drivers to Cut Travel Time
Clip: Season 50 Episode 1 | 2m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
To keep trains running on schedule, a new feature allows them to reverse direction and change tracks while the driver walks to the other end.
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