March 2, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 28, 2020) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) yesterday released a fourth-quarter 2019 status report on railroads’ progress in implementing positive train control (PTC) systems as required by Congress. Full story:...
February 28, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.nj.com, February 27, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — Federal officials warned eight railroads, including NJ Transit, that they’re in danger of not having a mandated safety system tested and running by Dec. 31, deadline, which could bring commuter rail service to a...
February 28, 2020 | FRA, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, February 27, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of December...
February 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: www.news12.com, February 20, 2020) NEW YORK — Another potential road block has emerged in the LIRR’s effort to meet the federal deadline for installing Positive Train Control. In a letter last week, MTA chairman Patrick Foye told Amtrak’s chairman...
February 20, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Insider NJ, February 18, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has given NJ TRANSIT approval to begin Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD) of its Positive Train Control (PTC) system, moving NJ TRANSIT one-step closer to meeting the...
February 14, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: NJ Biz, February 13, 2020) TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Transit Chief Executive Officer Kevin Corbett said Wednesday at the agency’s monthly board meeting that it will install positive train control (PTC) by its Dec. 31, 2020 deadline. Full story:...
February 5, 2020 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Transport Topics, February 4, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Implementation of automatic braking technology for freight railroads is nearly complete, an industry group indicated recently. As of 2019, 98.5% of positive train control, or PTC, technology was...
February 3, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Editorial by the Star-Ledger editorial board, February 3, 2020) NEWARK, N.J. — As it turns out, the federally-mandated braking system being installed on New Jersey Transit trains isn’t $300 million, as announced in August. It will be more in the $500 million...
December 17, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, December 16, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific recently completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, activating its final track segment. The technology is now implemented on all the company’s federally mandated rail...
December 13, 2019 | Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Roll Call, December 5, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After years of delays, a railroad safety system that federal regulators say could have prevented some 300 deaths since 1969 is finally close to full implementation — but large gaps remain, with commuter...
