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CAPITAL COST ESTIMATING GUIDANCE (Final)

FRA developed this guidance document on capital cost estimating for project sponsors and the industry as part of its continuing efforts to provide technical assistance and ensure successful project delivery.

PTC Annual Report for 2015: Northstar Commuter Rail

Northstar was in contract negotiations in 2015 with Wabtec for the PTC project on the rolling stock. BNSF is the host railroad and responsible for all wayside improvements required on the Northstar Commuter Rail corridor.

PTC Annual Report for 2015: Virginia Railway Express

VRE is a tenant Commuter Railroad hosted by CSX Transportation (CSXT), Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) and Amtrak and will not be a Host Railroad for any PTC territory. For this reporting period, VRE started on-board equipment installation of Wabtec’s I-ETMS® PTC System; developed training plans;...

PTC Annual Report for 2015: Utah Transit Authority

The Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) revised PTCIP Version 7.3, dated January 26, 2016, lists E-ATC PTC equipment to be installed on 18 locomotives (100% of the fleet) and 22 cab cars (100% of the fleet) by the end of CY 2011. UTA met the PTCIP goal of equipping 100% of locomotives and cab cars in...

PTC Annual Report for 2015: Union Pacific Railroad

At the end of 2015, UP had over 600 locomotives equipped and commissioned for PTC/RSD operation. However, due to technical difficulties with the Crash-Hardened Memory (CHM) subsystem, UP has not been able to accept the product from its supplier and widely deploy it. The small locomotive count below...

PTC Annual Report for 2015: Trinity Railway Express

A Systems Integrator solicitation was let in June 2015 with proposals received in September 2015. The TRE is currently negotiating with the proposer on a revised statement of work and pricing. The TRE has been in negotiations with PTC220LLC for the required spectrum and with Meteorcomm for the...