December 20, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Press of Atlantic City, December 19, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit said it has met year-end requirements for federally mandated safety improvements on the Atlantic City Rail line — but when the line will reopen is still up in the air. Full story: Press of...
December 20, 2018 | DOT, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, December 19, 2018) CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago commuter rail agency will get more than $2 million from the federal government to implement a computerized system that will make train travel safer for passengers and rail workers. Full story:...
December 20, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: New Haven Register, December 19, 2018) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Every train line in Connecticut will be equipped with Positive Train Control — a safety system designed to stop trains automatically before an accident occurs and prevent excessive train speed — by the...
December 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 18, 2018) New Jersey Transit will meet all of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) year-end 2018 requirements for positive train control (PTC) implementation, Gov. Phil Murphy announced yesterday. Full story:...
December 19, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Russell G. Quimby, December 18, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year ago today, the southbound inaugural Amtrak Cascades train 501 derailed over Interstate 5 near DuPont, Washington. The train was traveling at 78 mph through a curve with...
December 18, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.tdn.com, December 17, 2018) TACOMA, Wash. — Amtrak and state transportation officials say they’ve completed installation of a new train control system that could have prevented a fatal accident a year ago today near Tacoma. Full story:...
December 12, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, December 11, 2018) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Metro-North will need another two years to roll out state-of-the-art technology that puts the brakes on speeding trains, frustrating officials who’d hoped the work would be done by the end of the...
December 10, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: CBS New York, December 9, 2018) NEW YORK — On Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced his office has learned that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will likely miss its deadline to install Positive Train Control (PTC). Full story: CBS New...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, December 5, 2018) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A new system designed to make train travel safer after a string of crashes is being delayed again as railroads across the country — including the Bay Area’s Caltrain — ask for extensions of up...
December 5, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, December 4, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — PATH train officials say that the work has been complete on the rail line’s positive train control safety system. The Federal Railroad Administration certified the work Tuesday, making PATH one of the first...
