As the federally mandated Dec. 31 deadline draws closer for U.S. railroads to install electronic systems aimed at preventing derailments and crashes, the head of the Federal Railroad Administration says about a dozen rail carriers are “at risk” of missing the target date for putting the systems in place or qualifying for an extension.
Passenger rail lines as a group continue to lag far behind freight carriers in their progress on installing the positive train control (PTC) systems, FRA records show.