February 5, 2019 | Headlines, NTSB, Positive Train Control
(Source: CNN, February 4, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad accident investigators are warning that further delays in installing crash prevention technology will continue to put travelers at risk of deadly accidents caused by human errors. The National Transportation...
January 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Kent Reporter, January 28, 2019) KENT, Wash. — Sound Transit has completed implementation and certification of Positive Train Control (PTC) on all Sounder commuter rail vehicles that run between Lakewood and Everett. Full story: Kent...
January 29, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 28, 2019) New Jersey Transit late last week announced plans to begin restoring rail service that has been subject to temporary service adjustments — including shuttle buses instead of trains — in the second quarter, beginning...
January 29, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 18, 2019) Wabtec Corp. and GE Transportation late last week announced modifications to the terms of their merger agreement, which was reached in late 2018. Meanwhile, Siemens and Alstom announced there’s still no...
January 22, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Sydney Morning Herald, January 22, 2019) SYDNEY, Australia — Mining giant BHP has revealed a freight train derailment in Western Australia, a plant outage in South Australia and a copper mine fire in Chile have led to a $US600 million ($838 million) hit to...
January 18, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 18, 2019) NEW YORK — Two companies battling for a share of more than $14 billion in mandated safety upgrades on U.S. railroads are set to collide in federal court to resolve a dispute over technology that prevents train accidents. Germany’s...
January 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 16, 2019) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit pulled off the seemingly impossible by making a Dec. 31 deadline to install emergency-braking software ordered by Congress. But the race to finish peeled off staff from routine duties, delaying...
January 11, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, January 9, 2019) NEW YORK — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced at its Fiscal and Management Control Board meeting that it received federal approval for its alternative schedule and sequence for implementation of...
January 10, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, January 9, 2019) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Assemblymen Vincent Mazzeo and John Armato are urging NJ Transit to announce when the Atlantic City Rail Line, closed since September for installation of positive train control equipment, will...
January 10, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Short Line
(Source: Railway Age, January 7, 2019) NEW YORK — Wheeling & Lake Erie and Herzog completed brake testing and preparations for Positive Train Control functionality in revenue service by the end of 2018. Full story: Railway Age
