Freight Railroads Near Completion of PTC, Need More Time
PTC-220 is nearly done building a positive train control system serving major freight railroads using 220 MHz spectrum, but plans to seek extension next month, up to Dec. 31, 2020, for achieving full PTC, said a filing posted Friday in…
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docket 08-256. “All PTC-220 members will [by year end] have installed all RF components required for their PTC systems and will also have satisfied all other statutory criteria to apply for an extension.” PTC-220 said under a certification process, railroads must complete interoperability testing with tenant carriers: It "requires tenant railroads, including commuter railroads, to install radios in their own locomotives and ensure ... proper back-office functionality.”