Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board intends to approve a contract with Wabtec Railway Electronics to complete the implementation of Positive Train Control safety system. If approved, the contract amount would not exceed USD 49.5 million, an amount that would be covered by the USD 59 million available to complete the project. Caltrain anticipates that additional funding will be needed to fully deliver the project, and is currently working to define these needs and identify potential funding strategies.
The contract specifies that installation of PTC equipment will be installed on all equipment used for Caltrain service by the end of 2018. Once installed, additional steps are needed to demonstrate that PTC is fully functioning throughout the corridor. The contract anticipates that Caltrain and Wabtec will work with the Federal Railroad Administration to define and complete these steps as soon as possible.
PTC will equip the corridor with enhanced safety features that will monitor train movements and, if necessary, intervene to reduce the possibility of safety risks caused by human error.
Caltrain originally awarded a contract to complete the project to Parsons Transportation Group in 2011, but Caltrain terminated that contract for nonperformance in 2017 after many months of delay and repeated failure by the contractor to correct performance issues.
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