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As of June 30, PTC systems were in operation on approximately 50,300 (87%) of the nearly 58,000 route miles required to be equipped by Congress.
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Press event coincided with the 50th anniversary of a train collision in Darien, Conn., that killed four people and injured 43 others.
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With thousands of pieces of new infrastructure, railroads are asking: How are we going to manage all these safety-critical PTC assets?
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All 41 railroads subject to the statutory mandate complied with the law by Dec. 31, 2018.
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In December 2017, Amtrak Cascades train 501 derailed on an overpass as it entered a 30-mph curve at approximately 78 mph.
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In a statement from the U.S. DOT, implementation jumped from 24% to 30% for passenger rail and 16% to 83% for freight.
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Service on three trains has been suspended since September.
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Completed implementation on all Sounder commuter rail vehicles that run between Lakewood and Everett.
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Under PTC, the crew of a train must initialize the system (enter train and route information) before each individual run.
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Safety tech is in operation on 71% of freight railroads’ required route miles, and 26% of passenger railroads’ required route miles.
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