US: FRA Publishes Funding Opportunities for Positive Train C...
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the remaining grants for the installation of Positive Train Co...
Union Pacific Making “Good Progress” on Positive...
Union Pacific (UP) has announced “significant progress” in its implementation of positive train control (PTC). The company is confident that the installatio...
US: Federal Railroad Administration Reveals Recipients of PT...
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded grant funding to 28 projects to assist with the instalment of positive train control (PTC). The deadline for ins...
US: ASLRRA Report Stresses Importance of Short-Line Tax Cred...
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has published an Economic Impact Report which highlights the number of jobs and industries su...
BNSF Applies for PTC Deadline Extension to Ensure Third-Part...
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has applied for a PTC deadline extension of two years. All trains which operate on its lines equipped with PTC must also comply with...
A Step Forward for Amtrak and Positive Train Control
Amtrak has been working with BNSF Railway to get Positive Train Control (PTC) in place on a number of track sections (subdivisions) owned by BNSF and used by Am...
Union Pacific is Safest U.S. Railroad for Second Consecutive...
Union Pacific became the safest U.S. railroad and achieved its best annual employee safety performance in the company's 154-year history in 2016.
U.S. Rail Industry Sets New Safety Record
U.S. rail transport had the lowest train accident rate on record in 2016, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Derailment...