November 13, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NorthJersey.com, November 12, 2020) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit has seven weeks to the day to fully install its positive train control system, or else face a shut down and $27,000-a-day fines in 2021. Full story:...
November 13, 2020 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 12, 2020) Of the 41 freight and commuter railroads that are federally required to implement positive train control (PTC), all but two are on pace to meet the end-of-2020 deadline. Full story: Progressive...
October 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, October 24, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Train service or no train service? The looming Dec. 31 deadline for NJ Transit to have a federally mandated safety system approved and running is close to two months away. Full story:...
September 30, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: News 12 New Jersey, September 29, 2020) HOBOKEN, N.J. — It has been four years since a deadly train crash at Hoboken Terminal, and New Jersey Transit officials say that it will meet the federal deadline to install a safety system that could prevent similar...
September 21, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Washington Post, September 19, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroads are on track to meet a December deadline to implement an automatic braking system that could prevent catastrophic collisions and derailments, the Federal Railroad Administration said. Full...
September 14, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Missoulian, September 11, 2020) MISSOULA, Mont. — Railroad safety’s wave of the future is lapping up onto Montana Rail Link tracks. The Missoula-based short line began advertising last week for a project manager to direct and coordinate construction and...
September 8, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: ScienceBlog.com, September 7, 2020) With the understanding that PTC deployment and use will make railroad operations overall more efficient, the thinking is that this will lead to air quality improvement where trains operate in that there will be greater...
August 27, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Albuquerque Journal, August 23, 2020) SANTA FE, N.M. — The state’s Rail Runner Express is in danger of missing a federal deadline to implement required safety equipment, potentially costing the commuter railroad thousands of dollars in the process. Full...
August 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 20, 2020) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) yesterday announced major progress on implementing positive train control (PTC) on MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and MTA Metro-North Railroad lines. Full story:...
August 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NorthJersey.com, August 13, 2020) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The Federal Railroad Administration reiterated its concerns Wednesday that NJ Transit may not make the positive train control deadline at the end of the year, according to a quarterly update report. Full...
