(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 17, 2014)
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved Caltrain’s plan to begin implementing and testing its positive train control (PTC) system, the agency announced yesterday. Known as interoperable incremental train control, the system will provide substantial safety and operational benefits for trains in the Caltrain corridor and allow the agency to meet the federal PTC implementation deadline by 2015’s end.
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