Cathy Rinaldi, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Metro-North Railroad president, has announced that Metro-North's Harlem and Hudson lines are now operating in Positive Train Control (PTC). PTC is now operational on 189 route miles or 68 percent of Metro-North's mileage.
All trains are operating under PTC along the Hudson Line’s 74 miles from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie and the Harlem Line’s 82 miles from Grand Central Terminal to Wassaic, including Amtrak and CSX freight. Crews have also completed activating PTC wayside equipment on the eight miles of the New Canaan Branch in Connecticut.
“The activation of PTC along our entire Harlem and Hudson Lines and the New Canaan Branch demonstrates our swift and steady progress to meet our systemwide goals for the end of the year,” said Rinaldi. “Our team has been working diligently on this crucial initiative to ensure the safety of our system.”
Crews continue to install PTC on the remaining 62 miles of the New Haven Line. Full implementation of PTC will be completed on Metro-North by the federally mandated deadline of December 31, 2020.