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METROLINK COMMUTER RAIL SAFETY PEER REVIEW PANEL Final Report – January 5, 2009 APPENDIX B: THE RAIL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 Section 104 – Implementation of Positive Train Control 74 Appendix B: The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 a. Requires all Class I railroad carriers and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger service to develop and submit a plan, no later than 18 months after the date of enactment, to the Secretary of Transportation for implementing a Positive Train Control System by December 31, 2015. b. Positive Train Control is to be implemented on main lines with intercity rail passenger transportation or commuter rail passenger transportation, on main lines over which poison or toxic-by-inhalation hazardous materials, and other such tracks as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation or order. c. The plan shall describe how it will provide for interoperability of the system with movements of trains of other railroad carriers. d. Secretary has 90 days to review and approve or disapprove after receipt of plan. If the plan is disapproved, the carriers have 30 days to correct the deficiencies and resubmit the plan. Upon approval of the plan, the Secretary is to conduct annual reviews to ensure the railroads are complying with the plan. e. No later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary is to submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate a progress report of the railroads implementation of PTC systems. f. Secretary of Transportation is authorized to impose civil penalties for failure to submit or comply with a plan for implementing PTC. g. Secretary must certify the PTC system and components prior to revenue service. h. Main line means a segment or route of railroad track over which 5 M or more gross ton-miles of traffic is transported, operates intercity and commuter passenger trains, or designated by the Secretary. i. Positive Train Control System is defined as a system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions (positive stop enforcement), over-speed derailment (control of civil speed restrictions), incursions into established work zone limits, and movement of trains through a switch left in the wrong position. The Legislation does not specify a design for the PTC System. The legislation only requires interoperability and the type of incidents the PTC system is to protect against. FRA’s report to Congress dated August 17, 2004 described two variations, called PTC “A” and PTC “B”. PTC “A” is a non-vital overlay system similar to Amtrak’s ACSES. This is an overlay system that supplements the existing signal systems. PTC “B” is stand-alone system and embodies current vital systems in the design. FRA placed a lower effectiveness rate (85%) on PTC “A” than on PTC “B” 98% because for an overlay system to be effective in preventing accidents it must be available when the signal system fails. FRA believes that with an overlay system there is a greater probability that they will fail at the same time and therefore would not be available when needed the most. The legislation does not preclude one or the other but this may surface as part of the plan review and approval process.
METROLINK COMMUTER RAIL SAFETY PEER REVIEW PANEL Final Report – January 5, 2009 Section 105 – Railroad Safety Technology Grants Appendix B: The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 a. Secretary of Transportation shall establish a grant program of the deployment of train control technologies that meet the requirements of section 104. b. Passenger and freight carriers, railroad suppliers, and State and Local governments are eligible for grant funds. c. Federal funds may not exceed 80%of the total cost of projects. d. The Act provides authorizations of appropriations $50 M per year for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 for implementation of PTC. 75
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