BERNIE SANDERS
PTC Partners CEO
PTC Partners provides railroad professionals with 60+ years operations and IT Systems development, implementation and support experience. PTC Partners have been working on the PTC initiative from its inception developing knowledge and experience in this unique technology.
Over 30 passenger and freight carriers in North America have led the way in development and testing of this new technology for several years. They have defined guidelines and standards for system requirements endorsed by Association of American Railroads and Federal Railroad Administration. The industry cost is over $10B to date in development, lab and field testing to certify and stabilize these new technology systems and processes. As the project moves from the lab to the mainline, maintenance and support will be critical to maintain stable reliable systems that will not impact rail freight or passenger operations.
We are partnering with great suppliers and vendors, to provide innovative quality solutions for your PTC implementation and support needs.
Ongoing Commitment for PTC Continues in 2020
The freight rail industry will take major steps in 2020 toward fully implementing Positive Train Control safety technology.
America’s freight railroads are moving swiftly to put Positive Train Control, or PTC, in place across the country’s vast rail network. This revolutionary safety technology overrides human error and automatically stops a train before certain types of accidents occur.
Last year, Congress took a sensible and much-needed step in the ongoing quest to make the world’s safest rail network even safer by passing the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015.
Under the new law, Congress extended the deadline for the installation of PTC to 2020. Railroads are required to report regularly on their progress to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
For more information, visit the AAR report website.
