Railroads Making Progress on Positive Train Control, Rail Agency Says
Railroads are making progress on installing positive train control, the Federal Railroad Administration said Thursday as it released data on railroads’ self-reported progress toward implementing PTC. As of June 30, 15 railroads have installed 100 percent of required PTC system,…
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and 12 have installed 95-99 percent, FRA said. “All railroads, except for one, that use spectrum-based PTC systems have acquired sufficient spectrum,” FRA said. “This marks a significant improvement from December 2016, where freight railroads had PTC active on just 16 percent of required tracks, while passenger railroads were at 24 percent.”