May 28, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Transport Topics, May 27, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An automatic braking system for railroads is either in advanced field testing or operational on 98% of the required route miles mandated by Congress, according to a recent assessment by federal regulators....
May 22, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, May 20, 2020) NEW YORK — The presidents of MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and MTA Metro-North Railroad have announced that Positive Train Control (PTC) has been activated on the majority of their tracks, and both railroads remain on pace to...
May 20, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Freight Waves, May 19, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — One hundred percent of the tracks owned by the U.S. operations of the Class I railroads have completed the advanced field testing of positive train control (PTC), a federally mandated safety technology that...
May 19, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 18, 2020) According to the FRA, four host railroads are currently at risk of not fully implementing a PTC system on all required main lines by Dec. 31: New Jersey Transit, TEXRail, Metra and New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Full...
May 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, May 15, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Federal officials once again warned NJ Transit that it is in jeopardy of missing a Dec. 31 deadline to have a mandated safety system operating, which could shut down rail service if it’s not working and approved. Full...
May 18, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 15, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of March 31, 2020,...
May 6, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Freight Waves, May 5, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The COVID-19 pandemic could hamper freight and passenger railroads’ ability to meet the December 31 deadline on positive train control (PTC) implementation, according to an April 30 report from the U.S....
May 1, 2020 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) press release, April 30, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based system designed to automatically slow or stop a train that isn’t being operated safely. 42 railroads—including...
April 2, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NorthJersey.com, March 31, 2020) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit, which has seen its train schedules dramatically reduced because of the coronavirus lockdown, is taking advantage of the freed-up rail lines to do more testing of a federally mandated safety...
March 9, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: MTA press release, March 8, 2020) LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — MTA Long Island Rail Road President Phil Eng today announced that the LIRR has activated Positive Train Control (PTC) on the eastern 108 miles of the railroad, from Patchogue to Montauk and from Ronkonkoma...
