September 9, 2021 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, September 9, 2021) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a Safety Advisory on a Positive Train Control (PTC) issue recently identified during testing of ACSES II (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II) and I-ETMS...
July 30, 2021 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, July 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Effective Aug. 26, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration is revising regulations governing changes to Positive Train Control (PTC) systems and reporting on PTC system performance. Full story: Railway...
April 8, 2021 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 7, 2021) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday finalized its latest Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, which, for the first time in many years, did not mention positive train control...
February 12, 2021 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Safety & Health Magazine, February 12, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board is closing three safety recommendations related to the installation of Positive Train Control systems – emergency slowing and stopping systems...
January 18, 2021 | Headlines, NTSB, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 15, 2021) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday announced it would close three key positive train control (PTC) safety recommendations after more than 40 railroads required to implement PTC met the...
December 10, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NBC Philadelphia, December 10, 2020) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The head of New Jersey Transit said Wednesday the state-run transportation operator will meet a Dec. 31 deadline for installing a required emergency braking system, despite federal regulators’ singling...
November 24, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Transport Topics, November 23, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The automatic braking system Congress is mandating for the country’s railroads is almost implemented on the route miles required by law, according to federal regulators’ most recent update. Full story:...
November 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, November 18, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is the only railroad still at risk of losing the race to have a federally mandated safety system approved and in operation by a Dec. 31 deadline, a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report released...
November 19, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 18, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of September...
November 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 13, 2020) Based on third-quarter reports, the commuter-rail industry is on track to complete full implementation of positive train control (PTC) by the federal government’s Dec. 31 deadline, the American Public...
