US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded USD 25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC). FRA received 30 eligible applications requesting USD 90.6 million, nearly four times the USD 25 million Congress provided in the appropriations bill that funds the FRA for Fiscal Year 2016.
Many awards will help railway companies to achieve interoperability among the different PTC systems that railways are deploying.
“ These grants get us a bit closer to implementing Positive Train Control. We will continue to do everything in our power to help railways install this technology,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
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