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Railroads Achieve Full Positive Train Control Implementation, FRA Says
A Union Pacific engineer using PTC technology. The technology is operational across the 57,536 railroad route miles as required by federal law, the FRA said Dec. 29. (Union Pacific)
The country’s freight and passenger railways are operating with automatic braking system technology, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
January 11, 2021Railroads Install Crash-Prevention System Ahead of US Deadline
A Norfolk Southern freight train rolls through downtown Pittsburgh in March 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
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.
December 29, 2020Most Railroads Nearing Positive Train Control Implementation
A Norfolk Southern train. Congress directed railroads to fully implement PTC systems by Dec. 31, a two-year extension of an initial deadline. (Norfolk Southern Corp.)
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.
May 27, 2020Railroads on Track to Meet PTC Deadline, GAO Reports
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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.
May 1, 2020AAR: PTC Implementation for Freight Railroads Almost Finished
BNSF is one of the Class I railroads that must have positive train control fully implemented by December of this year. (Thinkstock)
Implementation of automatic braking technology for freight railroads is nearly complete, an industry group indicated recently.
February 4, 2020Railroads’ PTC Implementation Progressing, FRA Announces
Workers use a crane to remove the obsolete train signal lights to prepare for PTC implementation. (Hultch Crane)
Rail operators’ implementation of automatic braking technology continues to show progress, federal regulators announced this week.
September 13, 2019FRA Chief Ronald Batory: PTC Installment Is on Nearly 90% of Required Miles
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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.
August 2, 2019BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the transportation funding subpanel. (House Appropriations Subcommittee/YouTube)
Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms’ adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology.
March 12, 2019Freight Railroads Record Progress on PTC Implementation, AAR Says
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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.
January 25, 2019Nine Railroads May Not Qualify for PTC Deadline Extension, FRA Says
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) is among nine railroads that have demonstrated little progress in installing PTC. (Country Gate Productions/Shutterstock)
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.
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