Tag Archives: Positive Train Control

The crash in Hoboken

Hoboken Train Terminal

 

The crash in Hoboken this morning highlights one of the safety problems that NJ Transit has been working on (stalling) for a number of years. Could this accident been avoided if Positive Train Control (PTC) had been in operation? Continue reading The crash in Hoboken

Has Congress been too cheap on passenger train safety?

Philadelphia Amtrak Accident 2015

Congress has been very cheap in keeping our passenger rail lines running. The train wreck that happened in Philadelphia this past week might have been prevented if the funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) had been adequate, instead of lukewarm. Continue reading Has Congress been too cheap on passenger train safety?