Amtrak announced that implements Positive Train Control (PTC). ”Safety must continue to be our highest priority ,”Amtrak President Joe Boardman said in his submitted testimony to the .S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In his written testimony, Boardman noted that the safety systems along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) are the best in the country.
Prior to last month’s train derailment at Frankford Junction, Amtrak’s last fatal passenger accident on the NEC from a derailment or collision occurred 28 years ago, and since then, Amtrak trains have safely carried millions of passengers.
“In no other place is a comparable volume of traffic moved with such a solid record. In addition to a thorough training, oversight and coaching system for our crews, we have a layered signal system that provides trains with multiple levels of protection,” said Boardman.
He explained that Amtrak’s Positive Train Control (PTC) system is in service from New Haven, Conn.to Boston, and at points between Washington , D.C and New York where trains exceed 125mph. PTC has been installed on the rest of the Amtrak owned and operated NEC, and is scheduled to be operational by December 2015.
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