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Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Railroads Achieve Full Positive Train Control Implementation, FRA Says

The country’s freight and passenger railways are operating with automatic braking system technology, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 11, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Railroads Install Crash-Prevention System Ahead of US Deadline

U.S. railroads have completed installation of an automated crash-prevention system that covers 57,536 miles of freight and passenger tracks ahead of an end-of-year deadline that was previously extended, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Dec. 29.

Keith Laing | Bloomberg News
December 29, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Most Railroads Nearing Positive Train Control Implementation

Positive train control technology is either in advanced field testing or operational on 98% of the required route miles mandated by Congress, according to an assessment.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 27, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Railroads on Track to Meet PTC Deadline, GAO Reports

A sense of optimism about the ability to fully implement automatic braking systems prior to a Dec. 31 deadline is shared by the country’s rail operators, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

AAR: PTC Implementation for Freight Railroads Almost Finished

Implementation of automatic braking technology for freight railroads is nearly complete, an industry group indicated recently.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
February 4, 2020
Government, Business, Safety

Railroads’ PTC Implementation Progressing, FRA Announces

Rail operators’ implementation of automatic braking technology continues to show progress, federal regulators announced this week.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
September 13, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

FRA Chief Ronald Batory: PTC Installment Is on Nearly 90% of Required Miles

The implementation of automatic braking systems on the country’s railroads was operational on nearly 90% of route miles required by law, Federal Railroad Administrator Ron Batory told a Senate panel July 31. The status of the implementation marked a 4% increase since the year’s first quarter.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
August 2, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing

Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms’ adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 12, 2019
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Freight Railroads Record Progress on PTC Implementation, AAR Says

Large freight railroads functioned with the use of automatic braking technology for 83.2% of miles required by law, the Association of American Railroads announced Jan. 24. That proves the Class I railroads met 2018 requirements, and they are expected to finalize the implementation of positive train control technology by the final deadline of Dec. 31, 2020.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
January 25, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Nine Railroads May Not Qualify for PTC Deadline Extension, FRA Says

WASHINGTON — Nine railroads have demonstrated little progress with installing an automatic braking system, jeopardizing their chances to qualify for a Dec. 31 deadline extension to implement the system, the country’s top railroad regulator told a Senate panel Oct. 3.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 3, 2018

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