...the quarterly PTC mandate compliance report. This requires carriers to inform FRA of their progress in meeting the 2018 safety deadline. See the ICR here OSHA The nation’s safety agency released a revised ICR in reference to the requirements in...
...improve their safety and operating infrastructure, despite continued soft freight ladings compared to recent years. Much of the spending will cover efforts that respond to various federal mandates, including Positive Train Control (PTC) and track safety standards. See the story...
...States (the other being BNSF Railway) saw the announced delivery of its long-awaited Positive Train Control (PTC) Implementation Plan to the FRA for approval last week. Most major US carriers have now made their required submissions. See the FRA’s notice...
The FRA published a series of actions this week that will impact everything from employee qualifications to how railroads administer their PTC programs. A BNSF train rolls south in Auburn, Washington in April of 2020. Image © 4/2020 by Nikki...
...and Positive Train Control (PTC) are expected to be prominent on the agenda. Image © 8/2016 by Nikki Burgess; all rights reserved. Perhaps understandably given that it’s the last week of the summer season as traditionally end-bracketed by the upcoming...
A consortium of the nation’s twenty largest railroads applied to the FRA for a modification of their PTC systems to improve interoperability. A Union Pacific freight train heads north past distant Mount Rainier in Auburn, Washington on July 11th. Photo...
...the first Class One to submit its long awaited Positive Train Control plan to the FRA under the extension granted the industry last fall. PTC will greatly improve safety of operation on major rail routes and is required for carriers...