FRA to Railroads: Approval Required for PTC System Outages Under Certain Conditions
Railroads now must seek Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval before temporarily disabling their Positive Train Control (PTC) systems during infrastructure upgrades or capital projects, according to a notification in the Federal Register. A previous provision allowing them to just notify FRA of the disablement has expired.
Marybeth Luczak Railway Age Railroad Administration Approval Required Outages Under Certain Conditionswritten Executive Editor
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