(Source: Los Angeles Daily News column by Adam Schiff, July 27, 2015)
LOS ANGELES — We are now at the point where all train systems should have implemented PTC, or at the very least, begun the process. And to their credit, some have. More distressing still, even as yet another deadly crash this year demonstrated the pressing need for PTC on our country’s trains, some in Congress are calling to extend the implementation deadline by at least three years for rail companies. Many rail lines are also putting pressure on lawmakers to extend the deadline — citing monetary, technological, and time constraints in their push for an extension. This may only compound the tragedies.
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