hmm, cause the government doesn't require PTC to be installed for another couple of years so they won't until the last minute because without government oversight and regulation they care more about $$$ than safety. Signed, wife of a rail worker.
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Also, reading the responses to this tweet makes me realize Americans have no clue who the rail system works in this country.
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Its a combination of Corporate greed/cheapness coupled with sell-out politicians that don't care about infrastructure... honestly it's a miracle more people havnt died at this point
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Why Are There Still Cars in America When They Have Killed Hundreds of Thousands More People Than Trains
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Sam, I love that you and I are on the level re: cars
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MONEY! Was that a rhetorical question?
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Because corporations and our government do all they can to fight regulations that protect Americans.
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Congress has zero responsibility for doing their job! That's why!
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One word: Republicans.
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It costs too much money and that trumps human life. There's your answer.
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Didn’t Paul Ryan vote against rail safety??? F*ck him and trump.
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Why not use a GPS-based system installed on each train, which limits speed based on location? Wouldn’t this be inexpensive and simple to install? Seems there should be a much cheaper solution available now.
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Unbelievable the train doesn’t have speed control system while the society is heading into autonomous vehicle era...
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Because Democrats have been talking about infrastructure, but have done NOTHING about it.
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you should be asking more about why conductors and engineer unions fought PTC implementation even though it can't replace their jobs. And why large rails, ahem
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Just that the technology has been there for years and the major freight lines (UP mostly) battled implementing PTC as did conductors and engineers who for some reason thought PTC would take their jobs even though it isn't an auto pilot, just redundant safety measure.
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Therefore the gov't dictates that isn't not required to be in use for another couple years meaning it's up to the companies running the trains as to whether it's installed and/or used until the absolute last minute. There's been multiple fatalities that could have...
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been prevented had these trains installed and used PTC at the earliest possible chance instead of waiting till they had to. Regulation vs. free market. Free market will always delay safety implementations due to $$$
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But AmTrak is not free market... I agree that the upgrades should have taken place, but AmTrak is not the free market. It is a govt monopoly that is run off of govt dollars.
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Amtrak is not, but Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern etc, are and they are the ones who are responsible for creating the data that makes PTC work on the back end as Amtrak mostly runs on tracks they own and they've been pressuring the govt to extend deadline for...
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