SAFETY & SECURITY
Once a railroad has managed
through the installation and component
testing steps, Sundaram
says much of the battle has already
been fought. “An agency still faces
completion of the RSD phase, interoperability
testing and FRA approval,”
Sundaram reminded. “But
the industry has been planning for
this, and we are very encouraged
by the progress made over past
seven to eight months.”
Limited funding remains a
major obstacle. Paul Skoutelas,
president and CEO of APTA,
provided written testimony to
the U.S. Senate’s Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation
for a hearing on PTC
held October 3. Skoutelas urged
Congress and the Administration
to provide additional PTC funding
given the high costs of this
eff ort. Th ose costs are estimated
to be $4.1 billion for implementation,
and $80-$130 million per
year for operation and maintenance.
APTA will continue to
lobby Congress for additional
funding to support PTC.
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are some areas
of security that it
cannot benefit.
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