CDM Electronics has announced the availability of semi-custom and custom cable assemblies that are optimized to meet the latest requirements of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. The PTC coaxial/RF ...

The Amtrak passenger train didn't have a safety technology called the positive train control activated at the time it derailed in Washington state, said Richard Anderson, the rail service's president ...

The country’s freight and passenger railways are operating with automatic braking system technology, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The technology, known as positive train control, ...

The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday.Federal Railroad ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday.

The implementation and operation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems, designed to prevent collisions and enhance safety in commuter railroads, come with inherent costs. However, a recent report ...

This past weekend, there was another fatal crash involving a passenger train. It was the third since December. As the investigation got started, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey Transit is behind in installing a critical, federally mandated safety upgrade to its rail systems, according to a new report. The Federal Railroad Administration's ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Following this week's deadly Amtrak train accident, 7 On Your Side Investigates examined how well transit companies are complying with a federal mandate to fully implement positive ...

The MTA might ask the federal government to lower its standards in deciding if the Long Island Rail Road’s efforts so far in installing positive train control technology throughout its system meet ...

NJ Transit, the largest statewide US rail system that had faced PTC installation delays, was one of 41 passenger and freight rail lines to complete work before the Dec. 31 federal deadline. PHOTO: ...

Most US railroads are now in a strong position to achieve full PTC implementation by the end of 2020. Credit: Daniel Schwen It might be coming five years later than originally planned, but the finish ...