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House PTC hearing: Progress; challenges on displayhttps://www.rtands.com/safety-training/16307/
The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials for the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its second hearing of the year to focus on implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) on Sept. 13.
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In an opening statement, Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA-10), who chairs the subcommittee, said, “We’ve seen a great deal of progress, from freight rails as well as commuter rails across the entire country. But we’ve still seen challenges. We’ve still seen accidents. We’ve had promises made to us as a committee that haven’t been met… We asked the entire industry, if there’s something you need, let us know… The patience has grown thin.”
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Rep. Denham ended the hearing with a simple, but direct, “PTC, get it done.”
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