(Source: Railway Age, May 20, 2014)
NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement with the seven Class I railroads to address the pre-May 31, 2013, construction of positive train control (PTC) facilities that may not have undergone the statutorily required environmental and historic preservation review. The result? Freight roads can start using nearly 11,000 previously constructed poles for testing and other PTC preparatory activities.
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