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A Union Pacific Railroad graphic illustrates how a PTC system works.Photo – Source: UP Compiled by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Managing EditorThere’s only about two years left for the dozens of freight and commuter railroads impacted by the Rail Safety Act of 2008 to meet the federal deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC). Or, nearly four years remaining for those roads that meet certain conditions for a two-year extension, such as the installation of all PTC hardware by 2018’s end.When completed, PTC systems will be operating on about 60,000 route miles in the United States. The systems will include devices installed on 25,000 passenger and freight locomotives, or 90 percent of all motive power.But before railroads reach the completion stage, teams of railroaders, manufacturers, software designers and safety experts will continue to toil full time to develop, test, validate and install the many complicated and interconnected pieces of PTC systems. The rail supply community offers many products and services, some of which are new or redesigned, to help railroads adopt the technology.Click on the following links to:Read "Perspective" essays to learn how 27 suppliers and service providers are helping railroads with implementation; andAccess information on various PTC products and services from 36 members of the supply community.
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Rail News: Supplier Spotlight

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Rail News: Security

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Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation

The world’s longest rail tunnel, Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, will launch service Dec. 11. The milestone project will transport passengers through the tunnel running below the Alps in less than 20 minutes, representatives say.

 

12/8/2016    

Rail News: Safety

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) until April 30, 2017, to submit a recovery plan for the project.

In a letter to Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell from FTA Regional Administrator Leslie T. Rogers, FTA denies the original requested extension of July 30, 2017, but said the administration appreciates "the many challenges HART has faced in design and construction of the project."

12/8/2016    

Rail News: People

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Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

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Rail News: Rail Industry Trends

The Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Carlos F. Aguilar as the new CEO of Texas Central and its subsidiaries, effective Dec. 12.

 

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Passenger Rail

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Rail News: Passenger Rail

KamPa International Inc. (KamPa) and voestalpine Nortrak Inc. (Nortrak) have announced a new partnership to supply North American freight and passenger railroads with noise control components and rail dampers.

 

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN

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The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) and other federal officials yesterday established a three-member panel to review CN's proposed Milton Logistics Hub project in Ontario.CTA Chair Scott Streiner has assigned the panel to assess the environmental effects of the project; consider Aboriginal traditional knowledge, comments received from the public and mitigation measures; conclude whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse effects; and identify any follow-up programs required, according to a CTA press release.The panel's review will help the CTA in its assessment of the location of new railway lines. CN has proposed construction and operation of the logistics hub in Milton, Ontario, which includes a railway yard with more than 12 miles of track.The panelists appointed yesterday are Lesley Griffiths, Isobel Healthcote and William McMurray. Griffiths will chair the panel. McMurray, who's also a member of the CTA, has been assigned to decide whether the proposed rail construction should be approved under Section 98 of the Canada Transportation Act. Contact Progressive Railroading editorial staff. More News from 12/7/2016

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) named crew member fatigue as the probable cause of a 2014 Union Pacific (UP) Hoxie, Ark., accident that killed two crew members and seriously injured two others.

Two Union Pacific trains collided in the early hours on Aug. 14, 2014, while traversing a turnout control point. NTSB's report on the accident found that the northbound crew had no indication of the impending collision and that the southbound train conductor was likely asleep at the time of the collision. The report also cited a lack of federal regulations governing sleep disorder and fatigue modeling tools as a contributing factor to the accident.

12/7/2016    

Rail News: Passenger Rail