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Re:Security vulnerability on U.S. trains – known for 13 years by persolb on Monday July 14, 2025 @07:24AM (#44558837)
This isn’t how US trains work though. There is literally an air pipe from end to end. It leaking air is how the brakes are normally applied.

The system with the vuln is just an overlay.

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Re:Security vulnerability on U.S. trains – known for 13 years by rurban on Monday July 14, 2025 @08:12AM (#44559228)
Ah, so our system was much better. We used GPS. But the Russians never ordered it.
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