July 7, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Hill, July 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of Democrats from Illinois are pushing Congress to increase funding for the installation of a system to automate the nation’s trains after a deadly Amtrak crash in May. Full story: The...
June 26, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 25, 2015) NEW YORK — Metrolink says Positive Train Control (PTC) is in Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD) across its entire 341-mile network earlier this month, making it the first railroad in the nation to have PTC...
June 24, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: The Hill, June 24, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers in the House are planning to probe the progress of railroads implementing an automated train navigation system known as positive train control on Wednesday. The House Transportation and Infrastructure...
May 28, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Seattle Times, May 27, 2015) SEATTLE — More than two decades have passed since a deadly freight-train crash in Longview, yet the state’s passenger and cargo lines still lack a satellite-based control system to avert collisions. But the improvements are...
May 8, 2015 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Hartford Courant, May 7, 2015) HARTFORD, Conn. — Rail safety advocates in Connecticut and New York have been pressing to make Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road early users of positive train control. This week, the railroads’ parent operation,...
May 7, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 6, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today closed on a $967.1 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan with New York City’s Metropolitan...
April 30, 2015 | Headlines, Technology
(Source: Governing.com, April 30, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Long after most of its customers have gone home, Metrolink, the Los Angeles area’s commuter rail line, sends one of its passenger trains out into the night on a lonely mission. The train is mostly empty, save...
April 17, 2015 | FRA, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, April 16, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded eight grants totaling more than $21.2 million that invest in highway-rail grade crossing safety, Positive Train Control...
March 17, 2015 | BNSF, Headlines, Technology
(Source: San Francisco Business Times, March 16, 2016) SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest move indicating the intense interest in using drones for industrial purposes, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use of Berkeley-based 3D Robotics’ drones by...
March 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train, Technology
(Source: USA Today, March 1, 2015) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest derailments of trains carrying crude oil in the U.S. and Canada are putting more pressure on government officials to end the fiery crashes. Full story: USA Today
