Even if there is, you can just make a custom train car for cleaning the panels. There are custom trains for cutting trees, grass or anything else that is involved in maintaining train infrastructure. This just adds one more custom train to the list.
Yeah you’re right but that’s beside the point I think. The fact that these panels interfere with railhead grinding and other routine track maintenance means they’re a huge extra cost center you have to spend on every time you touch anything on the rails. Plus service trains take up blocks that could be used by revenue service where they instead cost money to operate. It’s easier to put these next to the permanent way instead of directly smack in the middle.
Even if there is, you can just make a custom train car for cleaning the panels. There are custom trains for cutting trees, grass or anything else that is involved in maintaining train infrastructure. This just adds one more custom train to the list.
Yeah you’re right but that’s beside the point I think. The fact that these panels interfere with railhead grinding and other routine track maintenance means they’re a huge extra cost center you have to spend on every time you touch anything on the rails. Plus service trains take up blocks that could be used by revenue service where they instead cost money to operate. It’s easier to put these next to the permanent way instead of directly smack in the middle.