The rail industry is about to take another positive train control (PTC) test.
The Federal Railroad Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation and Association of American Railroads plan to conduct a $35 million-plus PTC demonstration for freight and passenger revenue service on a 123-mile segment between Springfield, Ill., and Chicago.
The goal of the four-year project: to develop and demonstrate full PTC in revenue service and interoperability with other train control systems.
AAR’s board has voted to invest $20 million over the next four years; the funds will be combined with future appropriations and $15 million already available to FRA and IDOT.
Source: The March 1998 issue of Progressive Railroading
