November 29, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CBS, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads, which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day, continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing sophisticated...
November 29, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, November 28, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s three busiest commuter railroads — which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day — continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing...
November 28, 2016 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 28, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration today released third quarter 2016 data submitted by railroads on their progress in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). The data...
November 15, 2016 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, November 15, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — When an NJ Transit train last September came into the Hoboken Terminal at more than twice the speed limit, there was no automatic control system to slow it down. Installing positive train control systems again...
November 11, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, November 10, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is racing to install thousands of pieces of equipment along hundreds of miles of track — and in more than 400 trains — in a $275 million effort to have Positive Train Control running by federally...
November 4, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Stamford Advocate, November 3, 2016) STAMFORD, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling on federal rail regulators to re-examine exemptions that allow commuter railroads such as Metro-North to skip installing positive train control at passenger...
October 27, 2016 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Fortune, October 27, 2016) NEW YORK — GE is taking advantage of edge computing to build high-tech locomotives. Full story: Fortune
October 27, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: www.nj.com, October 26, 2016) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit’s board approved a contract on Wednesday to lease radio frequencies from a neighboring commuter railroad, frequencies that are needed for a safety system called Positive Train Control. Full story:...
October 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Associated Press, October 21, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — Six years after New Jersey Transit won federal approval to install modern safety technology on its commuter rail lines, the project has languished and trains still operate with speed controls developed in...
October 10, 2016 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Railway Age, October 6, 2016) NEW YORK — Union Pacific on Oct. 6, 2016 updated its Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation program. Through Sept. 1, 2016, UP has invested $2.1 billion in PTC. The railroad’s current estimate for PTC’s total cost is about...
