Articles Tagged with ''Positive train control''

US Railroads Finally Meet Positive Train Control Install Mandate

December 30, 2020

Lines such as NJ Transit comply with Dec. 31 deadline for key safety technology, spending about $11.5 billion, with $3.4 billion in federal grant and loan funds provided.

Rail Infrastructure

Most Railroads on Track to Meet Dec. 31 Train-Control System Deadline

Tom Ichniowski

November 18, 2020

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Feds says NJ Transit is "at risk" of missing the deadline on some smaller routes, but contractor Parsons notes significant recent progress.

Software Issues Delay NJ Transit Positive Train Control

October 23, 2019

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Financially strapped rail line invites private-funded project ideas to carry expected hordes to new $5 billion entertainment complex in Meadowlands.

Transportation

Transit Systems Scramble to Meet 2020 Positive Train Control Deadline

FRA has approved four systems, but other still have work to do

Stephanie Loder

May 24, 2019

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There are signs of steady and continuous progress, but transportation officials admit many challenges still exist.

Railroads

NTSB: Poor Safety Planning, Engineer's Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Crash

Board cites combination of factors as probable cause of 2017 DuPont, Wash., derailment

Tom Ichniowski

May 21, 2019

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Safety board faults Sound Transit for failing to have "effective mitigation" for hazardous curve that lacked operating train-control safety system.

installing Positive Train Control equipment

Railroads Meet Train-Systems Deadline

Jim Parsons

January 9, 2019

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Freight and commuter railroads across the U.S. achieved enough milestones by a Dec. 31, 2018, federal deadline for installing automatic train control systems to avoid potential federal penalties.

Railroads

Railroads Make Headway on Safety Systems, but Some May Miss Dec. 31 Deadline

Tom Ichniowski

November 26, 2018

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FRA says NJ Transit, three other commuter lines "at risk" of not complying with yearend mandate.

Railroads

FRA Sees Train-Control Systems Progress, But Some Railroads May Miss Deadline

Tom Ichniowski

August 23, 2018

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Nine commuter rail lines "at risk" of failing to reach Dec. 31 target.

Safety Funding and Streetcars Are Highlights at Rail Meeting

Aileen Cho

June 27, 2018

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Stewards of public transportation and rail systems throughout the U.S. are facing both certain deadlines for installing positive train control (PTC) systems and uncertainty regarding the future of grants due to a proposed budget that has left some projects in limbo.

Rail Safety

FRA: 12 Railroads May Miss Train-Control Systems Deadline

Tom Ichniowski

May 18, 2018

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Freight railroads have positive train control systems on 60% of their route miles, passenger lines lag, at 25%.

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Articles Tagged with ''Positive train control''

US Railroads Finally Meet Positive Train Control Install Mandate

Most Railroads on Track to Meet Dec. 31 Train-Control System Deadline

Software Issues Delay NJ Transit Positive Train Control

Transit Systems Scramble to Meet 2020 Positive Train Control Deadline

NTSB: Poor Safety Planning, Engineer's Training Led to Fatal Amtrak Crash

Railroads Meet Train-Systems Deadline

Railroads Make Headway on Safety Systems, but Some May Miss Dec. 31 Deadline

FRA Sees Train-Control Systems Progress, But Some Railroads May Miss Deadline

Safety Funding and Streetcars Are Highlights at Rail Meeting

FRA: 12 Railroads May Miss Train-Control Systems Deadline

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