The 41 railroads subject to the statutory mandate comprising all seven Class I’s, Amtrak, 28 commuter railroads, and five short lines/regionals that host intercity or commuter service plus industry associations, suppliers and other service providers, have worked for more than a decade to reach what FRA called “a landmark achievement” and what FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory said was an “unprecedented undertaking” for the nearly 100 stakeholders.
FRA has certified that each host railroad’s PTC system complies with the technical requirements. Additionally, interoperability has been achieved between host and tenant railroads operating on PTC-governed main lines.
Most railroads had reached the finish line some months ago. As of the end of third-quarter 2020 (Sept. 30), the railroad industry reached 99.6% of fully implementing PTC. At the end of 2019, PTC was in operation across 98.5% of the required Class I route miles.
FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory
Positive Train Control (PTC) is now in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route-miles, ahead of the federal deadline of Dec. 31, the Federal Railroad Administration reported Dec. 29.
The 41 railroads subject to the statutory mandate comprising all seven Class I’s, Amtrak, 28 commuter railroads, and five short lines/regionals that host intercity or commuter service plus industry associations, suppliers and other service providers, have worked for more than a decade to reach what FRA called “a landmark achievement” and what FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory said was an “unprecedented undertaking” for the nearly 100 stakeholders.
Hearst investigation: Lifesaving rail technology deadline nears
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An express train speeds through the Greenwich Metro-North station in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, June 10, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
Two deadly train collisions in Connecticut could have been avoided if railway technology now required on commuter lines existed at the time, federal authorities say.
The Federal Railroad Administration documented two rail accidents in the state in the past 50 years that could have been prevented if automatic braking technology called positive train control were implemented at the time one in Darien in 1969 on Penn Central rails and another in New Canaan in 1976 on Conrail.
NJ Transit meets deadline for speed control system, averting federal threat to stop the trains
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
A Trenton-bound NJ Transit train stops at Metropark. The railroad met a Dec. 31, 2020, federal deadline to install automated speed control throughout its system.
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New Jersey Transit, which just last month was in danger of missing a federal mandate to install automatic speed control on its trains and tracks by the end of the year, announced Friday it had met the deadline.
The $337 million system is designed to prevent train crashes by automatically stopping a train when the operator goes too fast or misses track signals.
After decades of delay, life-saving rail technology deadline nears
Safety advocates warn dangers, loopholes to remain even after New Year’s Eve milestone Share Updated: 4:00 PM EST Dec 16, 2020
Safety advocates warn dangers, loopholes to remain even after New Year’s Eve milestone Share Updated: 4:00 PM EST Dec 16, 2020
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