Amtrak and CSX Partner on Positive Train Control Installation to Improve Safety for the Amtrak Downeaster

Amtrak and CSX, in partnership with the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), will install Positive Train Control (PTC), the technology capable of automatically controlling train speeds and movements, on more than 100 miles of track between Haverhill, Mass. and Brunswick, Maine.Amtrak is investing more than $50 million for the project and CSX is performing the work. Scheduled to be completed in Spring 2026, PTC will support the Amtrak Downeaster service and freight trains traveling on this route.

-via Press Release

This article was posted on: June 27, 2024