Bells & Whistles—Calif. lawmaker goes to Transportation Secretary to reject coal rail project
RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.
Positive Train Control
Just for fun – sort of – Big Boy flexes its muscles with positive train control
The current tour of Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” locomotive is exciting rail enthusiasts and rail professionals across the country.
Rail Group On Air: Shift5 with Josh Lospinoso, Michael Weigand, and Gil Lamphere
Shift5’s mission is to make the world’s fleets smarter and safer. Shift5 is a product company that deploys hardware and software onto civilian and military platforms—from rail and aircraft to maritime, space, and weapons systems.
Rail Group On Air: Deuta America and safety human interfaces for train control
PTC has made much progress at reducing railroad operational risks, but optimizing safety and efficiency never stops.
NTSB no longer looking for PTC
When one hears the name “most wanted list,” thoughts immediately go to the FBI’s most wanted list that hangs in every U.S. post office.
Rail Group On Air: NJ Transit’s Kevin Corbett on completing PTC
New Jersey Transit met the December 31, 2020 federally mandated deadline for implementing Positive Train Control. NJT President and CEO Kevin Corbett discusses the project’s complexity, and the “come from behind” coordination and
Amtrak locomotives return to deadly derailment site in state of Washington
Positive Train Control (PTC) could have prevented the Amtrak derailment over I-5 that killed three people in DuPont, Wash. The technology was not yet installed in 2017. It’s there now, and officials
Bells & Whistles—NJ Transit head says his agency will meet PTC deadline
Bid teams for HART’s final leg of light-rail construction revealed, but construction still at a standstill Amtrak completes Delaware third track project NJ Transit CEO puts job on the line if PTC
NJ Transit CEO puts job on the line if PTC deadline is not met
NJ Transit CEO Kevin Corbett says his agency will meet the Dec. 31 federal deadline for the successful installation of Positive Train Control (PTC). In fact, he’s so confident he is willing
Bells & Whistles—Texas Central needs permits for high-speed rail construction
Permits, a lawsuit and the Texas state legislature are in the way of high-speed rail project More rail tunnel problems for San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency Maryland is ready to seek new
Bells & Whistles—D.C. Metro still has issues with its safety plan
APTA: Commuter rail industry on track to meet year-end PTC deadline Severe drought may have caused track collapse in Maryland Washington Metro safety improvement report not complete There is still a chance
NTSB: Alcohol, PTC restricted mode caused Ohio train accident
The National Transportation Safety Board is once again calling for federal railroad regulators to mandate the use of inward- and outward-facing cameras on train locomotives after investigating an Ohio collision between two CSX trains.
Bells & Whistles: High-speed rail bridge has problems that need to be addressed
Arizona bridge that partially collapsed could be up and running by Aug. 14. High-speed rail bridge in Calif. is a standing disaster. FRA encouraged by significant advancements in PTC implementation. Design for
LIRR rejects FRA’s interoperability claim with Positive Train Control
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is doing pretty well with implementing Positive Train Control. The latest report from the Federal Railroad Administration shows LIRR has PTC on just over 72 percent
FRA encouraged by significant advancements in PTC implementation
The U.S. DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of June 30, 2020, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems by Dec. 31,
FRA puts NJ Transit on notice regarding PTC, but agency is accelerating testing
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) called out four transit agencies for being behind in meeting the Dec. 31 deadline for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. NJ Transit was one of them, but
Commuter railroads trail freight railroads in PTC implementation, but some progress made
The U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of March 31, 2020, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems by Dec. 31,
FRA Publishes Q4 2019 PTC Implementation Status Updates
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today released a quarterly status update on railroads’ self-reported progress, as of December 31, 2019, toward fully implementing positive train control (PTC) systems
NJ Transit says it will have PTC installed by deadline
On January 31, RT&S reported that a New Jersey state auditor report questioned whether NJ Transit would be able to meet the December 31, 2020 deadline for the installation operation of positive train
PTC in operation on over 98 percent of required Class 1 route miles
According to the Association of American Railroads, PTC is up and running on over 98 percent of the Class 1 rail mileage required by law to have it. Here is a AAR