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I think you are a bit late, as the President off the United States has already signed the bill extending the deadline three more years.
Hi Hot Water
Oh I know bill was passed, signed, sealed. Just found this article in my financial news feed showing one of the "ring leaders".
Amazing isn't it that the auto and truck industry have resulted in the death of countless souls in that same time period, but if the RR industry has some problems, some folks come apart at the seams.
They lead the fight because they are the ones developing it for the most part 
Then Buffett will sell it and make millions. The UP hasn't done squat.
Originally Posted by Laidoffsick:
They lead the fight because they are the ones developing it for the most part Then Buffett will sell it and make millions. The UP hasn't done squat.
Really,
Just with this statement I can tell you are not a regular reader of Trains magazine. Good article in this months issue about PTC and all the issues and why a delay is needed, with all the millions all the railroads are spending on it. Highly recommend everyone read it.
Way more than $Millions. Last estimate I read was over $6 BILLION so far and another $6 Billion to finish installation. Add to that the cost of running the system in subsequent years. What really gets to me is everyone blaming the Railroads for the delay. I suggest one look at the total picture. The FCC approval process and spectrum allocations had (and continues to have) a huge impact on implementation.
It is disappointing to see the inability of Government agencies responsible for getting this done, unable to coordinate the necessary approvals and assignments of radio spectrum to make it all work.
Oh, and from what I have seen on the UP in and around the Chicago area, they are doing a lot to implement the system.
Originally Posted by superwarp1:
Originally Posted by Laidoffsick:
They lead the fight because they are the ones developing it for the most part Then Buffett will sell it and make millions. The UP hasn't done squat.
Really,
Just with this statement I can tell you are not a regular reader of Trains magazine. Good article in this months issue about PTC and all the issues and why a delay is needed, with all the millions all the railroads are spending on it. Highly recommend everyone read it.
I don't need to read Trains Magazine to know what is really going on. I see it everyday, 1st hand, and the real pros and cons from real life experience. My original statement was sarcasim... but maybe I should go read Trains now to figure out how to really railroad.
Cracks me up when people read a magazine or something in a forum and think they got the real story, or all the facts. Should we discuss the 4014 now?
Or maybe we should watch the news after a train related accident to find out the real story???
C'mon man!
Cracks me up when people read a magazine or something in a forum and think they got the real story, or all the facts. Should we discuss the 4014 now?
Or maybe we should watch the news after a train related accident to find out the real story???
C'mon man!
Tough to take spectrum away from Public Safety and the carriers who have paid dearly for it
Originally Posted by PSU1980:
Tough to take spectrum away from Public Safety and the carriers who have paid dearly for it
That is the sticking point, as well as getting native Americans to sign off on putting up antenna towers (though wouldn't RR have easements to allow for signals and other "objects" to be placed, unless we are talking really large towers that look like high line ones not simple mono-pole antenna stuck atop a telephone pole.
