November 27, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 25, 2019) ABSTRACT: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems....
November 26, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Canadian National press release, November 25, 2019) CHICAGO — CN announced today that it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate Positive Train Control (PTC) on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC. This important...
November 8, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Journal News, November 8, 2019) NEW YORK — Positive Train Control (PTC) now covers nearly 90% of the Hudson Line, from Marble Hill north to Poughkeepsie, a distance of 67 miles that includes track used by Amtrak and CSX, Metro-North President Catherine...
November 5, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Safety and Health Magazine, November 5, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An update on the implementation of Positive Train Control – emergency slowing and stopping systems designed to help prevent train crashes and derailments caused by human error – is on the...
November 1, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 31, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,113 route miles in the third quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 15,791 or 93 percent, including all required...
November 1, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 31, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,113 route miles in the third quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 15,791 or 93 percent, including all required...
October 23, 2019 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Gothamist, October 22, 2019) NEW YORK — The life-saving, federally-mandated technology the MTA was supposed to install on its commuter rail lines after two fatal crashes is not likely to be completed on time. Nabil Ghaly, president at Rail Transport...
October 16, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, Railroad Security
(Source: Freight Waves, October 15, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — As freight railroads move to digitize their processes, rail companies are also looking into safeguarding their systems against hacking and other malicious attempts to disrupt freight rail operations. Those...
October 14, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 10, 2019) With the deadline a little more than a year away, railroads continue to chip away at positive train control (PTC) implementation. The 42 roads that are subject to the federal mandate — and end-of-2020 deadline —...
October 9, 2019 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Associated Press, October 8, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — The biggest U.S. freight railroads appear ready to renew their push to reduce their crews to one person from the current two-man operation used at major railroads now. Full story: Minneapolis...
