On Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:50:58 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> The newly elected Republicans are talking about a revolution in
> deregulation.  Will PTC be dropped?  Other railroad safety regulations?
>
> Historical note:  in the late 1940s, there were a number of nasty
> train wrecks, overall all, hundreds of people were killed (see separate
> thread on speed control).  It was that experience that motivated many
> of the regulations we have today.

Since haulers like BNSF will be able to space trains more closely I doubt BNSF
will stop installation with all the work they have done in IL. so far.
Maybe the smaller lines with no PTC work in progress will get a break.

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