positive train control

Amtrak speeds up Midwest trains

February 8, 2012
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Amtrak trains reached a speed of 110 MPH between Kalamazoo (MI) and Porter (IN), marking the first expansion of high-speed rail outside the northeast US.

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Metrolink gets funding for train safety system

August 19, 2011

Commuter railroad Metrolink (CA) received more than $46 million in state and federal funding to help develop a $202 million positive train control system.

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APTA seeks delay in collision-avoidance regs

March 18, 2011

APTA asked Congress to extend the 2015 deadline for implementing positive train control because of funding and technical challenges.

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Metrolink moves forward with collision-avoidance technology

October 6, 2010

Southern California’s Metrolink authorized completion of a contract to introduce positive train control technology throughout its 512-mile system.

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Amtrak moves ahead with PTC

April 8, 2010

Amtrak announced an aggressive schedule to expand positive train control technology three years ahead of a federal deadline.

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NTSB recommends recorders in train cabs

January 24, 2010

Concluding its investigation of a 2008 Metrolink fatal train crash in Chatsworth (CA), the National Transportation Safety Board recommended requiring audio and image recorders in all locomotive cabs.

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Amtrak to provide WiFi on Acela

January 13, 2010

Amtrak announced plans to introduce free WiFi service on the Acela Express starting in March.

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Connecticut moves forward with PTC system

December 30, 2009

The State of Connecticut is funding engineering work for a positive train control system for Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven commuter rail line within the state.

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Metrolink expands train-stop systems

October 28, 2009

Metrolink, the southern California commuter rail operator, has added automatic train stop systems at 49 additional locations.

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A look at Metrolink’s control center

August 19, 2009

Metrolink plans to build a new operations center to accommodate the technology needed to support a positive train control system, scheduled for 2012.

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