May 29, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, May 28, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS — BNSF Railway is one of the first railroads to fully implement new safety technology that will be required by federal regulators by the end of the year, a company spokeswoman said. Full story: Wichita...
May 24, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Track and Structures, June 4, 2018) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will host a webinar on June 4 aimed at helping those seeking funding for the recently announced positive train control (PTC) grants. Full story: Railway Track and...
May 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, May 21, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit commuters who thought they’d escaped another summer of canceled trains may have celebrated prematurely. Soul-sucking misery could be around the bend. Full story: Bloomberg
May 17, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: KOMO News, May 16, 2018) SEATTLE — Experts think a technology called Positive Train Control would have prevented the December Amtrak derailment that killed three people and injured dozens more. Full story: www.komonews.com
May 17, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, May 16, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most recent federal report shows New Jersey Transit still has a long way to go to meet a year-end deadline to install an automated speed control on its tracks designed to keep you safe. Full story:...
May 16, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 15, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $250 million in Positive Train Control...
May 8, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 7, 2018) Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) this month will begin weekend tunnel and station closures to finish installing and testing positive train control (PTC) equipment and software. Full story: Progressive...
May 7, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.tcpalm.com, May 4, 2018) STUART, Fla. — Brightline and Florida East Coast Railway are “at risk” for not meeting deadlines for installing important safety upgrades — known as positive train control — according to the Federal Railroad...
May 4, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.northjersey.com, May 3, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Facing increasing difficulty meeting a year-end deadline to install a collision-avoidance system, NJ Transit plans to discontinue some trains through the beginning of 2019. The changes, which will begin...
May 2, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, April 29, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit is in danger of missing the deadline for installing an automatic speed control system on its tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a letter expressing concern with the rail...
