Railroads Beat End-of-Year PTC Target
U.S. railroads have installed positive train control (PTC) technology on all 57,536 required freight and passenger route miles, the Federal Railroad Administration said Tuesday. Congress had set a Thursday deadline. Railroads report “interoperability has been achieved between each applicable host…
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and tenant railroad that operates on PTC-governed main lines,” the agency said. “Achieving 100 percent PTC implementation is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects the Department’s top priorities -- safety, innovation, and infrastructure,” said Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.