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Mandating PTC as a requirement for railroads seems like a big deal, especially if it is something that the railroads have looked at, but rejected for not being the most cost effective solution to the problem.  I would expect a reaction from them.    The predicted cost of the mandate is high, but surely there will be massive cost overrun.  The presumed cost could easily double by the time the work is complete.  And there will be even more cost in getting the bugs worked out of such a complex and unproven system.  This project, given its national scope, the fact that it is mandate of a system that has not even been developed yet, and a mandate with a deadline,  and a mandate on an industry with deep pockets-- all of that taken together has “boondoggle” written all over it.     However, I cannot find one shred of information that indicates that the railroads are opposed to PTC or even question its cost effectiveness.  Are the railroad just playing possum in the hope that they can minimize their damage?
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