February 5, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Rep Jeff Denham (R-CA), January 31, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10), chairman of the subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
February 5, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bergen Record, February 4, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The deadly Amtrak train crash in South Carolina on Sunday is the latest rail accident that federal safety officials say could have been prevented by positive train control, a system railroads are required...
February 1, 2018 | BNSF, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: BNSF Railway press release, January 31, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — Today, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced its 2018 capital investment plan of $3.3 billion. This year’s capital plan reflects BNSF’s continued focus on maintaining its network as...
January 31, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 30, 2018) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit has stopped installing federally mandated safety technology on trains as software problems have sidelined 8 percent of locomotives undergoing tests. Full story: Bloomberg
January 29, 2018 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, UP
(Source: Dow Jones Newswires, January 25, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp. says new technology meant to prevent train accidents is causing congestion on the railway. The largest U.S. railroad based on revenue is in the midst of implementing positive train control,...
January 23, 2018 | DOT, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Washington Examiner, January 23, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Transportation is under fire from Democratic lawmakers as they press the agency for answers about the Amtrak train that derailed in Washington last month, which took the lives of...
January 23, 2018 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Bloomberg, January 23, 2018) NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit’s race to fulfill a federal mandate for emergency train-braking has left it short of equipment, causing weeks of service cuts and crowding that are likely to worsen as the December deadline nears....
January 19, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Seattle Times, January 17, 2018) SEATTLE — The federal government would give $2.6 billion to railroads to install emergency train-stopping technologies, so they won’t miss a deadline of December 2018, under a new bill in the U.S. House. Full story: Keene...
January 18, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: The Hill opinion column by Jim Mathews, January 17, 2018. Mr. Mathews is president of the National Association of Railroad Passengers.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Details are the lifeblood of policymaking. Especially in an era of “alternative facts,” command of the...
January 18, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: The Hill, January 17, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats on Wednesday pushed Amtrak to provide updates on its efforts to implement a key train safety feature, in addition to a progress report on the company’s overall “safety culture.” Full story: The...
