FOX News: Amtrak Threatens Shutdown
October 6, 2015
Watch FOX News' Trace Gallagher explain possible major disruptions to rail service if Congress fails to act before a looming deadline for positive train control (PTC).
Learn more about keeping railroads open at www.commerce.senate.gov/PTC, which includes information about what will happen to our nation’s freight and passenger rail network if the deadline is not extended. Amtrak's letter is available here.
Note: the Senate passed a PTC extension as part of the multi-year transportation reauthorization bill on July 30, 2015, by a vote of 65-34.
