George Andrews Wrote:
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> yeoldtrain Wrote:
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> > The problem is and continues to be that this is
> a
> > steep, remote rail line serving but a single
> train
> > per day that Amtrak is asked to pay for.
> >
> > The problem is not the messenger
>
> The fact that only a single train ( two trains
> actually ) uses the Raton Pass line, makes PTC
> Unnecessary per the (unfunded ) Federal Statute
> passed in knee - jerk fashion after the Chatsworth
> head - on wreck. Per that statute, PTC is only
> required on U.S. rail lines that host BOTH
> passenger trains AND freight trains, on the same
> tracks at the same time without specific Time - of
> - Day restrictions for each type, as exist on the
> Oceanside - Escondido line. Delta Dick does not (
> or refuses to ) understand this.

I Know, Good Sir. Just do it to please Amtrak (under Propeller Head)... Then he will have NO excuse to get rid of Raton.