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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Generate an image of Positive Train Control (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