Rail News Home Positive Train Control 12/6/2019 Rail News: Positive Train Control
image SunRail’s test trains will operate on the entire 61.5-mile corridor from the DeLand Amtrak Station to the Poinciana SunRail Station in Kissimmee.Photo – SunRail Flickr

SunRail will test positive train control (PTC) overnight until Dec. 12 in preparation for full implementation of the safety system on the central Florida rail corridor, agency officials announced yesterday.

SunRail’s test trains will operate on the entire 61.5-mile corridor from the DeLand Amtrak Station to the Poinciana SunRail Station in Kissimmee.

This weekend, the commuter railroad also will test the system during the day.

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