November 1, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 31, 2018) Metra recently launched revenue service demonstrations (RSDs) of its positive train control (PTC) system on the Rock Island District Line, which runs southwest from Chicago to Joliet, Illinois. Full story:...
October 22, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, October 18, 2018) NEW YORK — Federal Railroad Administrator Ron Batory on Oct. 17 completed a second series of meetings with senior leadership of Positive Train Control (PTC) system suppliers that are directly associated with the eight railroads...
October 18, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, October 18, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey Transit safety project that’s strangling train service to Manhattan was slowed by years of agency foot-dragging while staff warned of soaring costs and a “negative public reputation,” according to...
October 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 16, 2018) Metra yesterday released a proposed revision of its Rock Island Line schedule to accommodate service changes related to positive train control (PTC) implementation. Full story: Progressive...
October 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: New Jersey 101.5, October 14, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s scramble to meet a year-end deadline to install a mandatory safety system called positive train control has drawn the attention of Congress. Full story: www.nj1015.com
October 12, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 12, 2018) The end of 2018 will mark a milestone in freight and commuter railroads’ ongoing efforts to implement positive train control (PTC). Come Dec. 31 — the federal due date — the 41 railroads that are mandated to adopt...
October 11, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Poughkeepsie Journal, October 10, 2018) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Exactly when the Metro-North Railroad will secure an extension for federally mandated life-saving safety technology is still up in the air. Full story: Poughkeepsie Journal
October 9, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Transport Topics, October 3, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine railroads have demonstrated little progress with installing an automatic braking system, jeopardizing their chances to qualify for a Dec. 31 deadline extension to implement the system, the country’s...
October 8, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 5, 2018) Although many passenger railroads are close to completing equipment installation of positive train control (PTC) systems, less progress has been made on testing those systems, the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
September 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, September 20, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit will cancel dozens of trains, including several along its most-used Northeast Corridor line, promising even more crowded commutes into New York City. The cuts will accommodate the installation of...
