Positive Train Control (PTC)
Author | : Jeffrey C. Peters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
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ISBN | : 9781457838118 |
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Author | : Jeffrey C. Peters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
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ISBN | : 9781457838118 |
Author | : Rahul O. Salter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9781626182714 |
Positive Train Control (PTC) is a communications and signalling system that has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a technology capable of preventing accidents caused by train operator or dispatcher error. PTC is expected to reduce the number of accidents due to excessive speed, conflicting train movements, and engineer failure to obey wayside signals. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08) requires implementation of positive train control on railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with toxic or poisonous-by-inhalation hazardous materials. This book provides an overview of the issues and economics for improved rail safety. While PTC promises benefits in terms of safety, its implementation entails substantial costs and presents a variety of other policy-related issues. These include the interoperability of individual railroads' systems, sufficient radio spectrum to support PTC, and the possibility that PTC could be a barrier to market entry.
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Industrial safety |
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The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) established a completion date for the installation of interoperable Positive Train Control (PTC) systems by December 31, 2015. The RSIA also required the Secretary of Transportation to transmit a report to specified congressional committees no later than December 31, 2012, on the progress of the railroad carriers in implementing such PTC systems. This report satisfies the statutory reporting requirement...Based on the results of this report, FRA believes that the majority of railroads will not be able to complete PTC implementation by the 2015 deadline. Partial deployment can likely be achieved; however, the extent of which is dependent upon the successful resolution of any known and emergent issues. As a result, FRA recommends that if Congress were to consider legislation extending the PTC implementation deadline it should consider several factors, including the extent to which each railroad has demonstrated due diligence in its efforts to successfully implement PTC technologies on its rail system. In the event that Congress were to make legislative changes, FRA suggests allowing for provisional certification of PTC systems that will allow for the use of installed PTC systems under controlled conditions before final system certification is complete. This will allow for the incremental use of PTC systems and produce an increase in safety as the systems are systematically rolled out. FRA also suggests that any revisions to a railroad’s PTCIP be subject to FRA approval with sufficient time for FRA to review and significant FRA oversight. Finally, FRA recommends that it be allowed to approve a railroad to use alternative safety technologies on specified line segments in lieu of PTC, particularly in areas with lower safety risks, if appropriately and properly justified to FRA.
Author | : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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Status of the efforts to develop, test, demonstrate and deploy Positive Train Control(PTC) systems and discusses the actions that should be taken to provide an appropriate climate for implementation of those systems.
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Release | : 2015 |
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Author | : Susan A. Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 47 |
Release | : 2013-10-17 |
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ISBN | : 9781457848971 |
In the wake of a 2008 commuter train collision that resulted in 25 fatalities, the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) was enacted. It requires major freight railroads, Amtrak, and commuter railroads to install positive train control (PTC) on many major routes by the end of 2015. PTC implementation, overseen by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is a complex endeavor that touches almost every aspect of train operations on major lines. According to FRA, 37 railroads are required to implement PTC. This report examined the status of PTC implementation. It discusses, among other things, railroads' implementation of PTC to date and the challenges, if any, to meeting the 2015 deadline. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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The North American Joint Positive Train Control (NAJPTC), was an ambitious project to develop, test, and demonstrate PTC capabilities, including flexible block operations, interoperability, and advance activation of highway grade crossing devices, in a corridor with both freight and passenger service. The projects safety objectives were to: (a) prevent train-to-train collisions (positive train separation), (b) enforce speed restrictions, including civil engineering restrictions and temporary slow orders, and (c) provide protection for roadway workers and their equipment operating under specific authorities. Additionally, the project would provide for industry interoperability, demonstrate safe operation of locomotives equipped with interoperable systems, and implement moving block functionality. The project would provide a cost-effective design in order to enhance prospects for deployment.
Author | : John R. Stilgoe |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2009-02-05 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0813930502 |
Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about the spatial consequences of railways up to the present moment. Arguing that the train is returning, "an economic and cultural tsunami about to transform the United States," Stilgoe posits a future for railways as powerful shapers of American life. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, Train Time moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. From his reading of what prompted investors to reorient their thinking about the railroad industry in the late 1970s, to his exploration of creative solutions to transportation problems and land use planning and development in the present, Stilgoe expands our perspective of an industry normally associated with bad news. Urging us that "the magic moment is now," he observes, "Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering, the whistle announces return and change to those who listen." For scholars with an interest in American history in general and railroad and transit history in particular, as well as general readers concerned about the future of transportation in the United States, Train Time is an engaging look at the future of our railroads.
Author | : Susan Fleming |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2011-05 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1437980031 |
Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. Federal law requires passenger and major freight railroads to install PTC on most major routes by the end of 2015. Railroads must address other risks by implementing other technologies. The FRA oversees implementation of these technologies and must report to Congress on progress in implementing PTC. This report discusses railroads' progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies, and the extent of FRA's efforts to fulfill the PTC mandate. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.
Author | : Susan A. Fleming |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2015-11-20 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781457870781 |
The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated that certain railroads implement positive train control (PTC) by December 31, 2015. In prior work, GAO found that most railroads reported that they will miss this deadline due to numerous interrelated challenges caused by the breadth and complexity of PTC. This report reviewed the progress of implementation since 2013. It examines (1) progress railroads have made in implementation and in addressing challenges; and (2) how the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has overseen implementation. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.