Positive Train Control
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Almost a quarter of the Class I’s network is interoperable
The Class I railroads are steadily implementing positive train control, but the railroads overall still have a ways to go before the December 2020 deadline.
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Federal government offers $244 million in grant money for rail projects
The Federal Railroad Administration is asking freight and passenger railroads to apply for grants aimed at upgrading infrastructure or enhancing safety.
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Senate witnesses: Positive train control still faces hurdles
"I think we’re at a critical juncture. Six months from now I think we’ll be able to take a closer pulse to where things are."
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Positive train control interoperability still far from a reality
Only 17 percent of the relationships between the U.S. passenger and freight railroads required to utilize positive train control technology have interoperability, meaning that the…
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Economics
Railroads look to PTC to shake out more capacity
Positive Train Control isn’t just about safety anymore as the railroads revisit how the technology can generate capacity and save money.
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Legal issues
NTSB rails against PTC implementation delays
The railroads have delayed installing life-saving automatic braking technology for another two years, and the NTSB is running out of patience.
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News
Alarming spate of rail accidents raises safety concerns
Amtrak train 91, which was traveling from Penn Station in New York to Miami, should have been on the main line, but it was directed…
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