Union Pacific Reports Positive Train Control Progress
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
OMAHA, Nebraska, July 23 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release:
Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. PTC was implemented on all required passenger routes in 2018. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with other freight and passenger railroads operating on Union Pacific tracks by 2020, as allowed by federal la . . .
Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. PTC was implemented on all required passenger routes in 2018. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with other freight and passenger railroads operating on Union Pacific tracks by 2020, as allowed by federal la . . .