SEPTA to begin PTC roll out mid April

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will begin Provisional Revenue Service Operations for Positive Train Control following written authorization from the Federal Railroad Administration.

 

SEPTA will begin to implement PTC on the Warminster Regional Rail Line beginning with the first scheduled train on Monday, April 18.

“SEPTA has a strong commitment to safety and the introduction of the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) as a PTC compliant system on our Regional Rail network is an important milestone in our on-going efforts on behalf of our customers, employees, and neighbors,” the transit authority said in an update. “We are the first commuter railroad operation in the country to implement ACSES and an important part of our PTC rollout program will be continuing to work cooperatively with Amtrak regarding the operations of our trains, under ACSES, on [its] PTC equipped lines.”

SEPTA says getting to this point has taken an extensive and intensive period of testing to ensure that every aspect of the system meets the guidelines established by the FRA and the transit authority’s own reliability requirements for the safety system.

Shuttle buses will run in place of Warminster Line trains on Sunday, April 17 in order for SEPTA to conduct a final round of checks and testing of the PTC system and rail equipment.

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