(Source: Transport Topics, February 4, 2020)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Implementation of automatic braking technology for freight railroads is nearly complete, an industry group indicated recently. As of 2019, 98.5% of positive train control, or PTC, technology was operational on the required route miles for Class I railroads, the Association of American Railroads announced. Specifically, the technology was operational through 53,001 miles of the 53,676 miles mandated.
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