November 28, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Engineering News-Record, November 26, 2018) NEW YORK — As a yearend deadline draws near, U.S. railroads are making gains in putting federally mandated automatic train control systems in place, but a few carriers are in danger of failing to do all the work...
November 26, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 21, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the 2018 Quarter 3 Positive Train Control (PTC) data, showing railroads’ continued progress toward meeting the...
November 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Television station KCRA, November 20, 2018) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The latest numbers from the Federal Railroad Administration show just 24 percent of passenger tracks have fully operational PTC. Congress’ watchdog, the nonpartisan Government...
November 19, 2018 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Reuters, November 16, 2018) MELBOURNE — BHP said on Friday that driver error caused an iron-ore train to run away without its driver and a brake problem caused the company to intentionally derail the train in order to stop it, according to a preliminary...
November 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: North Jersey Record, November 15, 2018) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A safety system NJ Transit is required to install by Dec. 31 is 88 percent complete, the agency’s executive director reported to its board of directors Wednesday. Full story:...
November 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 15, 2018) U.S. commuter railroads have acquired all the radio spectrum needed to implement positive train control (PTC), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced yesterday. APTA made the announcement in...
November 15, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NBC Chicago, November 14, 2018) CHICAGO — Chicago’s Metra commuter rail agency says it is on track to meet a crucial December federal deadline for implementation of the safety system known as positive train control (PTC). But it’s an expensive proposition,...
November 12, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Railroad Security
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, November 8, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transit agencies continue to wrestle with the same safety and security issues they’ve faced for years — issues that are exacerbated by the current environment we live in. At the same time, new...
November 9, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 8, 2018) The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is considering raising fares by 3 percent in its 2020 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2019. Full story: Progressive Railroading
November 6, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, November 2, 2018) NEW YORK — The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), with operating partners Amtrak and Union Pacific, has completed installation and testing of Positive Train Control (PTC) along the 170-mile San Jose-Auburn Capitol...
