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Positive Train Control
Positive Train Control (PTC) refers to technology that is capable of preventing train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, and casualties or injuries to roadway workers (e.g., maintenance of way workers, bridge workers, signal maintainers) operating within their limits of authority.
– FRA Overview
- Positive Train Control Fact Sheet (250K PDF File)
- Union Pacific has been, and continues to be an industry leader in the development and implementation of PTC.
- Union Pacific Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee (185K PDF File)
- From Dennis Duffy, Executive Vice President - Operations (9/23/08)
- Association of American Railroads (AAR)
- The Freight Industry Works Today Toward Even Safer Trains Tomorrow
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- National Transportation Safety Board - Most Wanted Safety Improvements
Implement Positive Train Control Systems
- The NTSB has advocated the implementation of a system that compensates for human error and that incorporates collision avoidance to prevent train collisions.
- Positive Train Control Systems (PDF File)
- NTSB Slide Presentation
- Positive Train Control Systems (PDF File)
- UP Presentation to the NTSB (873K PDF File)
- Jeff Young, asst. vice president – Transportation Systems, 03/04/09
- PTC-VTMS Webcast Presentation (892K PDF File)
- Full color - separate from webcast
- PTC Photo Gallery