Positive Train Control

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rail safety system
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PTC
gptkbp:benefit improved safety
reduced human error
potential for automation
gptkbp:category Railway signaling
Rail transport in the United States
Railway safety
gptkbp:criticizedFor high implementation cost
delays in deployment
technical complexity
gptkbp:developedBy railroad industry
gptkbp:enforcedBy movement authority limits
signal compliance
speed restrictions
work zone restrictions
gptkbp:filingDeadline December 31, 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Positive Train Control
gptkbp:implementedIn freight railroads
passenger railroads
gptkbp:introducedIn early 2010s
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Federal_Railroad_Administration
signal status
switch position
track status
train location
gptkbp:prevention movement through misaligned track switches
overspeed derailments
train-to-train collisions
unauthorized train movement
gptkbp:purpose increase rail safety
prevent train accidents
gptkbp:regulates train speed
signal compliance
track occupancy
train movement authority
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Train_Control_System
gptkb:Communications-Based_Train_Control
gptkb:Automatic_Train_Control
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Rail_Safety_Improvement_Act_of_2008
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkb:Federal_Railroad_Administration
gptkbp:technology gptkb:GPS
onboard computers
wayside devices
wireless radio
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Metro-North_Spuyten_Duyvil_derailment
gptkb:Siemens_ACS-64
gptkb:Siemens_ACS-64_(Northeast_Corridor)
gptkb:Metra_system
gptkb:American_railroads
gptkb:Automatic_Train_Control
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6