September 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 18, 2018) Metra has finished installing positive train control (PTC) components on all its trains and all communications and signal systems, the railroad announced yesterday. Full story: Progressive...
September 18, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, September 17, 2018) NEW YORK — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials held its second hearing of the year on Sept. 13 on implementation of Positive...
September 18, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 17, 2018) Nine railroads — all passenger — have been determined to be “most at risk” of failing to qualify for an extension of the Dec. 31 deadline to implement positive train control (PTC), Federal Railroad...
September 17, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Television station KIRO 7, September 15, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — Trains are in the final phase of testing of the new positive train control system that has been installed on the entire Amtrak Cascades rail line nine months after a deadly derailment near...
September 17, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 14, 2018) Amtrak will seek a deadline extension from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to complete positive train control (PTC) implementation on all its railroad operations, an Amtrak executive told a congressional...
September 14, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: King 5 News, September 13, 2018) SEATTLE, Wash. — Train testing begins this weekend along Point Defiance Bypass, a rail line between DuPont and Tacoma. The Washington State Department of Transportation is testing the implementation of positive train control,...
September 14, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, September 13, 2018) NEW YORK — As railroads across the nation race to complete a congressional deadline for installing safety technology, Amtrak is threatening to substitute buses for trains on lines that lack the equipment, triggering a furious...
September 14, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NorthJersey.com, September 13, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of a deadly commuter train crash in Southern California that led to a safety requirement NJ Transit is struggling to meet by year’s end. Full story:...
September 14, 2018 | Headlines, NTSB, Positive Train Control
(Source: Washington Post, September 13, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Robert S. Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, has been there before and on Thursday he virtually begged a congressional subcommittee to end the habit of holding hearings...
September 13, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: USC Annenberg Media, September 12, 2018) CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Metrolink highlighted its commitment to safety Wednesday by unveiling an exhibit that memorializes the 10 Anniversary of the Chatsworth train collision that killed 25 people and injured a hundred...
