As a yearend deadline draws near, U.S. railroads are making gains in putting federally mandated automatic train control systems in place, but a few carriers are in danger of failing to do all the work required by then and could face penalties.
The Federal Railroad Administration’s latest updates on installing positive train control (PTC) devices and systems, released on Nov. 21, show that as of Oct. 31, four of the 41 railroads subject to the program remained at risk of missing the deadline.