Category: Railroad

  • Wabtec inks $62 million PTC contract with SunRail

    Wabtec Corp. has signed a $62 million contract to design, install, test and commission a positive train control (PTC) system for the Central Florida Rail Corridor, which operates the SunRail commuter-rail service in Orlando, Florida.   Under the agreement, Wabtec will provide its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS®) equipment for 24 locomotives and cab…

  • FRA proposes giving railroads one-year extension on submitting safety training programs

    Washington — The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing to delay by one year the dates for railroads to comply with training requirements in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, a notice published in the Dec. 20 Federal Register states. The proposed delay is in response to a petition for reconsideration of a final rule…