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This a condition a situation in which perhaps the tracks should not have been used altogether, because everything would have to be done manually, or is that customary, when things go down electronically, that this is the next best thing? well, unfortunately, a lot of work on the rails and the ra railroads in this country occur while the trains are moving. because, of course, the trains have to keep going and moving on. that s one of the reasons why more automation is requested. because one of the things that additional automation like positive train control would do, is give real-time information when there is work going on the tracks. when there s work going on in the signaling, et cetera. so we have realtime information, delivered to you by automation. and if the train doesn t respond, if the engineer doesn t respond, then the computer takes over. so yes, unfortunately in the u.s., being a work in progress is pretty much, you know, a way ....