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MED service changes for PTC would beef up Chicago service, change suburban expresses
Not to be confused with the South Cook Fair Transit project, Metra needs to adjust Metra Electric District schedules to accommodate Positive Train Control, a rail safety system.
February 24, 2020
Metra Gets a $2M Grant for Positive Train Control
The safety technology installation project isn't expected to be completed until 2021.
December 19, 2018
Lots of Metra Station, Track, Bridge, Crossing and Signal Upgrades in 2018
$84.8 million in improvement projects are planned on all 11 lines.
April 17, 2018
Controlling Trains Will Save Lives, Reducing Car Speeds Will Save Many More
After the fatal Metro-North commuter rail crash in the Bronx this weekend, yesterday the Chicago Tribune published an informative article about Positive Train Control for Metra. PTC is a technology that can slow or stop a train when the engineer is incapable of operating it, not paying attention, or when something else goes wrong.
December 4, 2013