March 22, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 21, 2018) Positive train control (PTC) systems are operating on about 56 percent of freight railroads’ route miles that are required to be governed by PTC systems, up from 45 percent in third-quarter 2017 and 16 percent on...
March 21, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, March 20, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit officials have met officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak and Conrail as they seek to meet a year-end deadline for installing an automatic speed control system designed to make...
March 21, 2018 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, March 20, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (US DOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a status update on its efforts to assist railroads in implementing...
March 20, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, March 19, 2018) CHICAGO — Changes in train safety systems will mean a major schedule change for one of the Chicago area’s busiest commuter rail lines. Full story: News & Observer
March 14, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Vermont Public Radio, March 13, 2018) COLCHESTER, Vt. — Amtrak president and CEO Richard Anderson startled rail passengers and others who regularly use trains in Vermont when he said he “doubts” Amtrak would run trains on track that doesn’t...
March 9, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Editorial in the Altoona Mirror, March 9, 2018) ALTOONA, Pa. — The Dec. 31, 2018, deadline for America’s passenger railroads to install speed controls is a virtual stone’s throw away, considering the size and complexity of that installation. However, there...
March 6, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Connecticut Post, March 2, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — MTA’s chief safety officer told a Senate panel this week that the commuter line is on track to meet the federally imposed year-end deadline for installing Positive Train Control, the GPS-like system designed...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bergen Record, March 1, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Amtrak could save the day for New Jersey commuters if NJ Transit is barred from operating on the tracks to New York Penn Station because a critical safety system hasn’t been installed. Full story:...
March 2, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: USA Today, March 1, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Up to two-thirds of 29 commuter railroads nationwide will miss a Dec. 31 deadline for adopting automatic braking technology for their trains, a government watchdog said Thursday — and service could be disrupted for...
February 28, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Reuters, February 28, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The...
