The U.S. Department of Transportation is leaning on railroads to finish installation and implementation of positive train control by the end of the year.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao wrote to the chiefs of Class Is, intercity passenger railroads and state and local transit agencies to prod them into meeting the Dec. 31, 2018, deadline set by federal law.
Chao expressed concern that many railroads are behind schedule in implementing PTC.
She said the Federal Railroad Administration will work with railroads “to help create an increased level of urgency to underscore the imperative of meeting existing timeline expectations for rolling out this critical rail safety technology.”
In 2008 Congress adopted legislation requiring PTC with a deadline of Dec. 31, 2015. That deadline later was moved to the end of 2018 although in certain circumstances the deadline could be the end of 2020.
Tags: Elaine Chao, Federal Railroad Administration, Positive train control, PTC, PTC deadline, U.S. Department of Transportation
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