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Deadline 12/31: Texas RR's in good shape on Positive Train Control
November 22nd, 2020
November 22, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
With a mandated government deadline of December 31st to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) systems, Texas railroads are in good shape overall. The Federal Railroad Administration said that all railroads subject to the statutory...
FRA chief: TEXRail one of eight RR's at risk of implementing PTC by year end
February 28th, 2020
February 28, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The head of the Federal Railroad Administration, Ron Batory, named names as he released a 2019 4th quarter report of railroads that may be in jeopardy by the end of this year in implementing...
Union Pacific is 100% compliant on Positive Train Control
December 17th, 2019
December 17, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific announced that the company has completed Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation, activating its final track segment. The technology is now implemented on all the company's federally mandated rail lines, including required passenger train...
Union Pacific's install of Positive Train Control reaches 86% marker
July 23rd, 2019
July 23, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with...
Union Pacific reports Positive Train Control progress
May 18th, 2019
May 17, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific has implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 582 route miles, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 13,597 or 80 percent.
PTC was implemented on all required passenger routes in 2018.
Implementation efforts continue to...
Union Pacific reports Positive Train Control progress: installation completed and passenger routes implemented
February 6th, 2019
February 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific has installed Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on 100 percent of required route miles and implemented on all required passenger train routes. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with other freight and passenger...
Union Pacific makes significant progress on PTC installs / declares quarterly dividend
November 20th, 2018
November 20, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific continues to make significant progress implementing positive train control (PTC). The company will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific will continue...
Trinity Railway Express fast-tracking technology upgrades to beat Dec. 31 deadline
October 14th, 2018
October 12, 2018 - Dallas Morning News -
The Trinity Railway Express will not make the Dec. 31 federal deadline for safety upgrades, but its recent progress is likely enough to merit an extension.
Shannon Stevenson, program manager for the North Central Texas Council...
Advocates get a win: Southwest Chief / Texas Eagle will not have a "bustitution"
October 4th, 2018
October 4, 2018 - RailPassengers.org / TRA Newswire -
Amtrak provided its clearest statement yet that train service will continue on Positive Train Control-exempt routes in 2019, contradicting earlier reports that the Amtrak Board was requiring PTC on lines that would...
Union Pacific reports significant progress on Positive Train Control
August 30th, 2018
August 30, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific continues to make significant progress implementing positive train control (PTC). The company said it will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific...