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Speaker A
173:26 - 174:14
"the use of automated track inspection technologies, which have the capability to identify hundreds of defects compared to visual inspections, Make it possible for railroads to prioritize track maintenance and to deploy their maintenance and repair personnel more efficiently, often resulting in more maintenance job and work for employees, and most importantly, more safety."
“the use of automated track inspection technologies, which have the capability to identify hundreds of defects compared to visual inspections, Make it possible for railroads to prioritize track maintenance and to deploy their maintenance and repair personnel more efficiently, often resulting in more maintenance job and work for employees, and most importantly, more safety.”
- Speaker
- Speaker A
- Timestamp
- 173:26 – 174:14
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 21, 2026
From the transcript
Do any other members wish to be recognized? Seeing none, I recognize myself for 5 minutes to relay the chairman's opposition to the amendment. He urges his colleagues to oppose this amendment, which is nearly identical to rulemaking attempted at the end of the previous administration. It does undermine innovation in rail technology under the false guise of promoting rail safety technology. To be clear, the use of automated track inspection technologies, which have the capability to identify hundreds of defects compared to visual inspections, Make it possible for railroads to prioritize track maintenance and to deploy their maintenance and repair personnel more efficiently, often resulting in more maintenance job and work for employees, and most importantly, more safety.
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