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AT&SF 2926 -operate north of Albuquerque due to little to no freight or passenger traffic.
Author: Problem solved?
Date: 07-29-2021 - 10:13
So far, 0% of Rail Runner’s 95 miles of track is operational for PTC, and the railroad missed a deadline to submit a required PTC Safety Plan, according to Terry Doyle, director of Rio Metro, which oversees operation of the Rail Runner.
It’s the only railroad to have none of its territory fully operational.
“I know FRA is worried,” Doyle told the Journal. “It’s their way of saying, ‘Hey, we need you to stay on top of it.’
”The main holdup, Doyle said, has been funding for the project.
The PTC project is expected to cost around $60 million, which Doyle said Rail Runner didn’t have yet
Rail Runner has taken advantage of the pandemic-induced suspension of rider service to continue installing PTC, its website says, although its at-risk status has stayed the same since December.
Failure to meet the end-of-the-year deadline, could be costly for the Rail Runner.
An FRA spokesperson told the Journal any railroad that misses the deadline could face a fine of $29,912 for every day of noncompliance with PTC. FRA Administrator Ronald Batory told the U.S. Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee in 2018 that he planned to enforce fines on noncompliant railroads.
Batory said, however, that the FRA cannot impose restrictions on a railroad’s operations until 2022
PC Wrote:
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> Yeah, I don't understand the "strict supervision"
> of the FRA on a 300' move back and forth. Maybe
> they want to emphasize that that they're doing
> everything "right" - which I have no doubt they
> are. But I also know the FRA is not fond of being
> cited as requiring things they don't require -
> like the diesel loco to accompany the steamer. NOT
> and FRA requirement...
>
> Is the line north of ABQ operating under PTC? Are
> they going to have to do something similar to what
> UP is doing? Or can they operate on a waiver?
>
> PC
2926 can play on the main until 2022 That is when the PTC fine monster shows up!
No problem! Just throw a road runner on the point of every 2926 trip and you got it made!
Now, about getting all the varnish there for the trip in the new Amtrak era...
It’s the only railroad to have none of its territory fully operational.
“I know FRA is worried,” Doyle told the Journal. “It’s their way of saying, ‘Hey, we need you to stay on top of it.’
”The main holdup, Doyle said, has been funding for the project.
The PTC project is expected to cost around $60 million, which Doyle said Rail Runner didn’t have yet
Rail Runner has taken advantage of the pandemic-induced suspension of rider service to continue installing PTC, its website says, although its at-risk status has stayed the same since December.
Failure to meet the end-of-the-year deadline, could be costly for the Rail Runner.
An FRA spokesperson told the Journal any railroad that misses the deadline could face a fine of $29,912 for every day of noncompliance with PTC. FRA Administrator Ronald Batory told the U.S. Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee in 2018 that he planned to enforce fines on noncompliant railroads.
Batory said, however, that the FRA cannot impose restrictions on a railroad’s operations until 2022
PC Wrote:
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> Yeah, I don't understand the "strict supervision"
> of the FRA on a 300' move back and forth. Maybe
> they want to emphasize that that they're doing
> everything "right" - which I have no doubt they
> are. But I also know the FRA is not fond of being
> cited as requiring things they don't require -
> like the diesel loco to accompany the steamer. NOT
> and FRA requirement...
>
> Is the line north of ABQ operating under PTC? Are
> they going to have to do something similar to what
> UP is doing? Or can they operate on a waiver?
>
> PC
2926 can play on the main until 2022 That is when the PTC fine monster shows up!
No problem! Just throw a road runner on the point of every 2926 trip and you got it made!
Now, about getting all the varnish there for the trip in the new Amtrak era...
