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Status of Positive Train Control Implementation to be Focus of Hearing

Washington, DC, June 19, 2015 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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The Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status of implementing positive train control (PTC) on the freight and passenger rail network by the December 31, 2015, deadline.

Next week’s hearing, entitled “The State of Positive Train Control Implementation in the United States,” is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • Ms. Sarah Feinberg, Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
  • Mr. Charles Mathias, Associate Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
  • Mr. Frank Lonegro, Vice President - Service Design, CSX Transportation
  • Mr. Donald Orseno, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Metra Commuter Railroad
  • Mr. Russell Kerwin, Deputy Project Manager, Positive Train Control, Metrolink/AECOM

    • More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.  

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