Positive Train Control

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Positive Train Control is an advanced, federally mandated train safety technology designed to automatically prevent collisions, overspeed derailments, and other dangerous train movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway signaling system
safety technology
train control system
alsoKnownAs PTC
appliesTo certain freight railroads
lines carrying certain hazardous materials
main lines with commuter rail service
main lines with regularly scheduled intercity passenger service
passenger railroads
canInterveneBy automatically applying brakes
enforcing speed restrictions
stopping a train before a conflict point
countryOfUse United States
hasComponent back-office PTC system
onboard PTC equipment
wayside PTC equipment
wireless communications network
hasDeadline extended implementation deadline 2018
final extended deadline 2020
original implementation deadline 2015
hasLimitation depends on accurate track and signal databases
does not prevent all types of accidents
hasPurpose enhance railroad safety
prevent movement of trains through misaligned switches
prevent overspeed derailments
prevent train-to-train collisions
prevent unauthorized train movements in work zones
industryStandardFor safety overlay systems on U.S. railroads
isImplementedBy Amtrak
Class I freight railroads in the United States
many U.S. commuter rail agencies
isMandatedBy Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
isPartOf United States rail safety program
isRelatedTo Automatic Train Control
Automatic Train Protection
legalStatus federally mandated for certain U.S. rail lines
monitors authorized movement limits
signal status
switch position
train location
train speed
regulator Federal Railroad Administration
United States Department of Transportation
usesTechnology GPS
back-office servers
onboard computers
wayside interface units
wireless communications

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Virginia Railway Express safetySystem Positive Train Control
MARC Train safetySystem Positive Train Control
VRE safetySystem Positive Train Control
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 relatedTo Positive Train Control
Long Island Rail Road Atlantic Branch safetySystem Positive Train Control
Long Island Rail Road Main Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
Acela safetySystem Positive Train Control
PTC fullName Positive Train Control
Automatic Train Control relatedTo positive train control
linked to: Positive Train Control
Trenton Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
West Trenton Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
Main Line (NJ Transit) safetySystem Positive Train Control
subject linked to: Main Line
Bergen County Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Pennsylvanian (New York segment) safetySystem Positive Train Control (on equipped segments)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Siemens ACS-64 safetySystem Positive Train Control
Hudson Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) (on Metro-North segments)
linked to: Positive Train Control
New Mexico Rail Runner Express safetySystem Positive Train Control
MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
Westside Express Service safetySystem Positive Train Control (planned/implemented in later years)
linked to: Positive Train Control
MBTA Commuter Rail Middleborough/Lakeville Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) on MBTA commuter rail network
linked to: Positive Train Control
LIRR Far Rockaway Branch safetySystem Positive Train Control
LIRR Babylon Branch safetySystem Positive Train Control
Brightline safetySystem Positive Train Control
MBTA Commuter Rail coaches safetySystem Positive Train Control
MBTA diesel locomotives safetySystem Positive Train Control
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Heritage Corridor line safetySystem Positive Train Control
Danbury Branch safetySystem Positive Train Control
Keystone Service safetySystem Positive Train Control (on equipped segments)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Waterbury Branch safetySystem Positive Train Control
Tri-Rail safetySystem Positive Train Control
Sounder North Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
UP-W safetySystem Positive Train Control
Needham Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Amtrak Acela safetySystem Positive Train Control
SEPTA West Trenton Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
Coaster (San Diego) safetySystem Positive Train Control
Metrolink (Southern California) safetySystem Positive Train Control
Metrolink Orange County Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
Lowell Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC)
linked to: Positive Train Control
RVL safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) (implemented in NJ Transit network)
linked to: Positive Train Control
MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line safetySystem Positive Train Control
MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony Lines safetySystem Positive Train Control
Main Line (NJ Transit) safetySystem Positive Train Control
G Line (Denver commuter rail) safetySystem positive train control
linked to: Positive Train Control
MARC commuter rail safetySystem Positive Train Control (on Amtrak-owned segments)
linked to: Positive Train Control