New legislation pushes for Positive Train Control deadline extension

摘要

The recent confluence of events calling for an extension of the Congressionally-mandated December 31, 2015, Positive Train Control (PTC) deadline saw another development last month, with legislation introduced by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Entitled the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, the bill would extend the 2015 PTC implementation deadline to the end of 2018, while also providing limited authority for the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary to extend the 2018 deadline beyond that date if railroads show that they're having continued difficulties in meeting the deadline.