Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

Since the derailment, there's been a lot of talk about something called positive train control. It's a technology designed to automatically slow or stop trains before a derailment or a collision. In ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said the Amtrak Cascades train that derailed in DuPont Monday was going 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened on an overpass. The train was traveling 80 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Following this week's deadly Amtrak train accident, 7 On Your Side Investigates examined how well transit companies are complying with a federal mandate to fully implement positive ...

As the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continued its investigation into the Metro-North train derailment that killed four people, a Brooklyn lawmaker issued a call for “positive” changes ...

Congress is set to receive an update Wednesday on the progress and implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC). This technology came back into the spotlight after the deadly Amtrak train derailment ...

Safety technology that can prevent crashes like a deadly passenger train derailment in May has been activated on Amtrak tracks between Philadelphia and New York. Officials say the technology called ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey Transit is behind in installing a critical, federally mandated safety upgrade to its rail systems, according to a new report. The Federal Railroad Administration's ...

Officials say that the commuter line has until the end of the year to put the technology on all lines. Positive Train Control is a communication and signaling system ...