Executives from BNSF Railway Co. and Amtrak assured federal lawmakers of their firms’ adherence to congressionally mandated requirements regarding automatic braking technology.
March 12, 2019PTC
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the transportation funding subpanel. (House Appropriations Subcommittee/YouTube)
BNSF, Amtrak Detail PTC Progress at House Hearing
Rep. David Price (D-N.C.), chairman of the transportation funding subpanel. (House Appropriations Subcommittee/YouTube)
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Gene J. Puskar/AP
Freight Railroads Record Progress on PTC Implementation, AAR Says
Gene J. Puskar/AP
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, 2019
Government, Business, Technology
Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) is among nine railroads that have demonstrated little progress in installing PTC. (Country Gate Productions/Shutterstock)
Nine 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.
October 3, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
Commuters board a Caltrain car at the transit station in Millbrae, Calif. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
All Railroads Should Install PTC by Dec. 31 Deadline, NTSB Tells Congress
Commuters board a Caltrain car at the transit station in Millbrae, Calif. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Equipping the country’s freight and commercial trains with technology designed to automatically slow down or stop trains traveling at dangerous speeds would improve safety, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Sept. 13.
September 13, 2018
Government, Business, Technology
A New Mexico Rail Runner Express locomotive stands at the depot in Santa Fe, N.M. (Barry Massey/AP)
FRA Awards $203 Million for Positive Train Control Installation
A New Mexico Rail Runner Express locomotive stands at the depot in Santa Fe, N.M. (Barry Massey/AP)
The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded more than $200 million to support 28 projects that aim to deploy positive train control systems in 15 states.
August 28, 2018
Government, Technology, Safety
PTC System (MetroLink)
House Panel Schedules Hearing on Positive Train Control
PTC System (MetroLink)
The status of automatic braking technology implementation will headline a Feb. 15 hearing of the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee in the House, the panel’s chairman announced.
February 1, 2018
TCA
Central Grocers
550 Warehouse Workers to Be Laid Off After Midwest Grocer Files for Bankruptcy
Central Grocers
After almost 100 years of doing business, Joliet,Ill.-based Central Grocers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 4 and will lay off about 550 employees at the company's Joliet warehouse.
May 5, 2017
Government
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Executives, Lawmakers to Explore Rail Safety Systems at April 26 Hearing
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Improving how freight travels via rail nationwide will be the dominant theme of a House subcommittee hearing on April 26.
April 24, 2017
Business, Safety, Government
160 US Carrier Bankruptcies Idle 4,510 Trucks in 4th Quarter
The freight-hauling capacity of at least 4,510 heavy-duty U.S. trucks evaporated during the last three months of 2016 as 160 fleets shuttered their doors and quit the industry, according to a study by investment firm Avondale Partners.
March 20, 2017
TCA
Miles Davis/Flickr
New GPS Technology Will Help Keep Freight Trains From Crashing. Why is it Taking So Long to Arrive?
Miles Davis/Flickr
Nine years ago, Union Pacific Railroad supervisor Ricky Durrant was called to a ghastly scene in Southern California.
March 6, 2017Pages
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