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North County Transit District is adding the system to all COASTER trains, along the wayside, and in the control office. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires fully functional PTC systems to be in place on railroads, such as the COASTER, by December 31, 2015.
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The California rail system turns from tragedy to triumph as it moves toward completing positive train control installation on its rail lines by 2015. The expedited effort was spurred in part by the 2008 collision that killed 25 passengers. For many systems, though, gaining radio frequency spectrum remains a challenge.
Read More →Under PTC, the crew of a train must initialize the system (enter train and route information) before each individual run.
Read More →Expects by the end of 2012 to more than triple the number of track-miles on its own railroad where PTC safety technology is installed as part of a program begun more than two years ago.
Read More →Will provide its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System equipment and installation for 16 locomotives and 18 passenger transit cab cars as well as signal design and communications, mapping and systems integration.
Read More →The agency says hardware is being installed on three lines, with a goal of finishing by year’s end, however, the system won’t go live until 2020.
Read More →Railquip's Battery Powered Maxi Railcar Mover utilizes its full traction weight on the drive wheels to pull 350 tons of trailing load on straight and level track. Its four electric motors, including stepless adjustable control for the individually driven wheel, allow car movement in both directions.
Read More →The event is intended to bring together FRA’s PTC experts and all 41 railroads congressionally mandated to implement PTC systems.
Read More →Work remains as 63.2% of all commuter railroads’ cumulative required route miles were PTC-governed as of March 31, an 8.5% increase since last quarter.
Read More →Updated financial plan reflects ridership growth and cost controls as the Washington region’s transit system celebrates five decades of operations.
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