Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Positive Train Control Installment at Summit
The U.S. Department of Transportation has recorded progress with the implementation of positive train control technology, the country’s top transportation official indicated recently.
June 28, 2019Federal Regulators Report Progress on Railroads’ PTC Implementation
The country’s rail operators continue to show progress with the implementation of automatic braking technology that Congress mandated in an effort to enhance safety, federal regulators announced recently.
June 5, 2019Senate Commerce Committee to Review Positive Train Controls Oct. 3
A U.S. Senate panel on Oct. 3 will review the progress of railroads’ implementation of automatic braking technology.
September 28, 2018Railroads Struggling to Meet Federal Safety Deadlines Triggered by Deadly California Crash
Union Pacific, the main freight rail carrier through Sacramento, California, is among several railroads nationally that appear to be lagging in implementing new computer safety systems designed to reduce train crashes, according to data published the week of Nov. 28 by the Federal Railroad Administration.
November 30, 2016Democratic Senators Introduce Bill to Delay Positive Train Control
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill seeking to delay the implementation of positive train control, a safety system the nation’s railroads are supposed to implement by the end of the year.
April 21, 2015Senate Bill Would Delay Positive Train Control For Five Years
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) has introduced a bill that would delay the implementation of positive train control systems for American railroads until 2020.
March 6, 2015