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Mike Capuano: “So the final analysis, even if, under the best case scenario, the Government was flush with money and every private rail…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
So the final analysis, even if, under the best case scenario, the Government was flush with money and every private rail company were flush with money, it would take multiple billions of dollars and many years to get from where we are to where we want to be on Positive Train Control across the Nation on every line. Is that a fair assessment?
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano emphasizes the extensive costs and time needed for nationwide Positive Train Control implementation.

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