August 30, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Worcester Telegram, August 30, 2018) WORCESTER, Mass. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $20 million transportation grant to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to install Positive Train Control (PTC) technology across all...
August 29, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: WTOP, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A long-awaited new safety measure is set to roll out on local commuter railroads by the end of the year — meeting a federal deadline — but it is not yet in place on MARC or VRE. Full story:...
August 29, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, August 27, 2018) LONGVIEW, Wash. — Amtrak and Washington transportation officials say they’re confident a new safety technology will be installed on the rail corridor between Seattle and Portland ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline. Full story:...
August 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $203,698,298 in grant funding for 28 projects in 15 states to assist with the deployment of positive train control (PTC)...
August 24, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 23, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit remains at risk of missing an end-of-the year deadline to install a critical rail safety system, federal authorities said Thursday. NJ Transit is one of nine railroads nationwide in danger of...
August 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, August 24, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released the 2018 Quarter 2 status update on railroads’ self-reported progress toward...
August 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 22, 2018) The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a nearly $30 million grant to the Rio Metro Regional Transit District for the implementation of positive train control (PTC) on the New Mexico Rail Runner...
August 22, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Rockland/Westchester Journal News, August 20, 2018) NEW YORK — Don’t expect the headaches caused by positive train control to subside once Metro-North is finished installing the life-saving safety system. According to other railroads further along in...
August 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2018) Despite facing technical and financial constraints, the commuter-rail industry is making “substantial progress” toward installing and implementing positive train control (PTC), American Public...
August 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, August 3, 2018) PHILADELPHIA — NJ Transit plans to shut down the Atlantic City Rail Line in September through the end of the year, and possibly longer. Full story: Philadelphia Inquirer
