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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2017

HNTB names vehicle solutions manager

Patrick Allen will be responsible for locomotives, passenger cars, and other rolling components of rail systems. He is based in the firm’s Boston office and works with clients nationwide.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2017

Amtrak to equip 310 locomotives with PTC

The equipment will be installed on Amtrak-owned diesel locomotives that primarily operate on national Amtrak network and state-sponsored routes in the east and midwest.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2017

NCTD testing PTC on passenger-carrying trains

The agency's system has been tested for months on a non-revenue train in the Stuart Mesa Rail facility and along the coastal corridor.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2017

Audit launched to explore how federal PTC funds are being used

The latest data from the FRA shows some rail systems are still lagging, with the technology operational along 27% of freight-rail route miles and 23% of passenger-rail route miles, as of the first three months of this year.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2017

HNTB hires 2 rail experts to prepare for PTC deadline

Michael Bogonovich and Michael Haverstick join the company to address infrastructure needs for the approaching legislative deadline.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2017

$197M in federal grants awarded for PTC implementation

The FRA was responsible for the selection of the grant recipients, and the FTA will award and administer the grants during Fiscal Year 2017.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2017

Calif. SMART officials eyeing Spring commuter rail system launch

While the board originally planned to have the train completed by late 2016, they delayed the project due to engine problems and the testing of Positive Train Control.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2017

Fla. House pulls high-speed rail safety bill

The bill, which would require high-speed rail companies to install PTC and pay for fencing along section of its tracks where pedestrians could be at risk, was set to be taken up by the state Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee but was “temporarily postponed.”

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2017

Metra starts next in-house railcar rehab program

The first round of the program, which began in 2010 and cost $115 million, renovated 176 railcars that were manufactured by Amerail (originally Morrison Knudson) and delivered to Metra between 1995 and 1998.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2017

FRA releases PTC implementation progress report

Due in large part to Amtrak’s significant progress on PTC, 41% of passenger railroads’ locomotives are now fully equipped with PTC technology, compared to 29% the previous quarter.

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