January 4, 2016 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: New York Times, December 30, 2015) NEW YORK — When Congress in October gave railroads extra time to install a badly needed speed-control system, officials at the Federal Railroad Administration vowed to move aggressively to make sure the safety technology...
December 23, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CBS Philadelphia, December 22, 2015) PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak gave Eyewitness News a demonstration of a newly operational safety system they say forces trains to always travel under the speed limit. Full story and video: CBS Philadelphia
December 23, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, December 22, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak activated its final segment of ACSES (Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System), its version of Positive Train Control (PTC), along the Northeast Corridor on Dec. 18, 2015. ACSES is now fully functional on all...
December 22, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Washington Post, December 21, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Automatic-braking technology that would have prevented a deadly crash in Philadelphia this year has now been activated from Washington to New York, Amtrak said Monday, a significant milestone that also...
December 21, 2015 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: CBS New York, December 21, 2015) NEW YORK — Amtrak activated its Positive Train Control system over the weekend between New York City and Washington, D.C. The system is an automatic speed control system that will apply breaks when a train goes over the speed...
December 18, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 16, 2015) NEW YORK — Wabtec Corporation signed contracts worth approximately $45 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control (PTC) system for Chicago’s Metra commuter rail system. The...
December 18, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Atlantic, December 17, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The derailment of Amtrak train 188 in Philadelphia earlier this year, which killed eight people, introduced many Americans to a safety technology that could have prevented the crash in the first place:...
December 18, 2015 | Headlines, NTSB, Technology
(Source: Opinion column by Christopher Hart in the Philadelphia Inquirer, December 18, 2015. Mr. Hart is Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.) PHILADELPHIA — During this holiday season, millions of Americans will ride on passenger railroads to be with...
December 2, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Japan Times, December 1, 2015) KOBE — West Japan Railway Co. and Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe have jointly developed a system to prevent turtles from getting caught between railway switches. They found out from experiments that when turtles trying to cross the...
November 30, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Boston Globe, November 29, 2015) BOSTON — The United States’ freight rail network is the finest and safest in the world, crisscrossing North America to connect the largest ports up and down the East and West coasts, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. All at an...
