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Senator: NJ Transit’s progress - despite COVID - is undeniable | Opinion Updated Jan 16, 2021; Posted Jan 16, 2021 Despite the horrific impact COVID-19 has had on New Jersey, state Senator Patrick Diegnan says NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett and Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti have made great progress. (file) Facebook Share By Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. Last week, when I was standing with Gov. Phil Murphy at the graduation ceremony for 17 new train engineers, I thought to myself that it was high time to call attention to the progress achieved under the leadership of ...

The 41 railroads subject to the statutory mandate—comprising all seven Class I’s, Amtrak, 28 commuter railroads, and five short lines/regionals that host intercity or commuter service—plus industry associations, suppliers and other service providers, have worked for more than a decade to reach what FRA called “a landmark achievement” and what FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory said was an “unprecedented undertaking” for the nearly 100 stakeholders. FRA has certified that each host railroad’s PTC system complies with the technical requirements. Additionally, interoperability h...

FRA Administrator Ronald L. Batory Positive Train Control (PTC) is now in operation on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route-miles, ahead of the federal deadline of Dec. 31, the Federal Railroad Administration reported Dec. 29. The 41 railroads subject to the statutory mandate—comprising all seven Class I’s, Amtrak, 28 commuter railroads, and five short lines/regionals that host intercity or commuter service—plus industry associations, suppliers and other service providers, have worked for more than a decade to reach what FRA called “a landmark achievement” and w...

Hearst investigation: Lifesaving rail technology deadline nears FacebookTwitterEmail An express train speeds through the Greenwich Metro-North station in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, June 10, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Two deadly train collisions in Connecticut could have been avoided if railway technology now required on commuter lines existed at the time, federal authorities say. The Federal Railroad Administration documented two rail accidents in the state in the past 50 years that could have been prevented if automatic braking technology called positive train control we...

NJ Transit meets deadline for speed control system, averting federal threat to stop the trains Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 A Trenton-bound NJ Transit train stops at Metropark. The railroad met a Dec. 31, 2020, federal deadline to install automated speed control throughout its system. Facebook Share New Jersey Transit, which just last month was in danger of missing a federal mandate to install automatic speed control on its trains and tracks by the end of the year, announced Friday it had met the deadline. The $337 million system is designed to prevent train crashes by automati...