Re: BNSF says the same-The Sky is Always Falling Somewhere...?
Author: BOB2
Date: 09-11-2015 - 12:52
There will be no shut down. It's just posturing to get the necessary attention of the dimwits we elect to Congress. And, folks at this level, having to do this kind of grandstanding, just shows how dysfunctional they are.
There will ultimately be an extension of the PTC deadline for probably at least a year, with more discretionary power to the FRA for possible additional system exemptions.
And yes, by trying to accommodate so many of the existing dominant communications and signal equipment vendors, and the difficulties this has presented in integrating proprietary systems, instead of going for a truly "open" competition for the best systems engineering approach, based on an "open" architecture, the FRA has screwed this up royally, and allowed this to drift aimlessly.....
Woulda, shoulda, coulda.......don't mean squat. I'm not really surprised, after all, it's America, where we do seem to have the best government money can buy.....