On Friday, November 18, 2016 at 1:50:58 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > The newly elected Republicans are talking about a revolution in   
   > deregulation.  Will PTC be dropped?  Other railroad safety regulations?   
   >   
   > Historical note:  in the late 1940s, there were a number of nasty   
   > train wrecks, overall all, hundreds of people were killed (see separate   
   > thread on speed control).  It was that experience that motivated many   
   > of the regulations we have today.   
      
   Since haulers like BNSF will be able to space trains more closely I doubt BNSF   
   will stop installation with all the work they have done in IL. so far.   
   Maybe the smaller lines with no PTC work in progress will get a break.   
      
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