Cab Signalling - Positive Train Control

Positive Train Control

Positive train control systems can be overlaid onto cab signal systems or can replace them altogether. These include the Incremental Train Control System (ITCS) installed by GE on the Chicago-Detroit route in Michigan and the North American Joint Positive Train Control (NAJPTC) system being testing in Illinois on the Chicago-St. Louis route. The ITCS has been in revenue service since 2002 with speeds up to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h). Other systems include Alaska Railroad's CAS, CSX's CBTM, and BNSF's ETMS and V-ETMS manufactured and installed by Wabtec.

Read more about this topic:  Cab Signalling

Famous quotes containing the words positive, train and/or control:

    “Nurturing competence, the food of self-esteem, comes from acknowledging and appreciating the positive contributions your children make. By catching our kids doing things right, we bring out the good that is already there.”
    —Stephanie Martson (20th century)

    “Misfortunes leave wounds which bleed drop by drop even in sleep; thus little by little they train man by force and dispose him to wisdom in spite of himself. Man must learn to think of himself as a limited and dependent being; and only suffering teaches him this.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)

    “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.”
    —Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)