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(Source: Freight Waves, August 1, 2019)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Passenger and freight railroads are scrambling to meet a December 31, 2020 deadline to fully implement positive train control (PTC) technology on their locomotives and their networks, but software challenges and limited vendor resources are creating hurdles, witnesses said at a July 31 hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

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