The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said yesterday it has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) focused on regulations related to Positive ...

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $2,300,000 in federal funding for Long Island Railroad's Positive Train Control (PTC) system in ...

As the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continued its investigation into the Metro-North train derailment that killed four people, a Brooklyn lawmaker issued a call for “positive” changes ...

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 ...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 25 published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend certain regulations on Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. According to FRA, the NPRM ...

Congress is set to receive an update Wednesday on the progress and implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC). This technology came back into the spotlight after the deadly Amtrak train derailment ...

As of June 30, passenger railroads (28 commuter railroads and Amtrak) generally remained in the early stages of positive train control (PTC) implementation—including equipment installation and early ...

A widespread issue with Positive Train Control impacted nearly every Metra rail line on Tuesday afternoon. According to Metra’s website, PTC issues temporarily halted all inbound and outbound trains ...

Safety technology that can prevent crashes like a deadly passenger train derailment in May has been activated on Amtrak tracks between Philadelphia and New York. Officials say the technology called ...