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Article: Wabtec Railway Electronics to be Part of Team Developing Positive Train Control System for Illinois Department of Transportation.
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- August 3, 2000
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WILMERDING, Pa., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ --
Wabtec Railway Electronics, a division of Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), is part of a team that has been awarded a $34 million contract by the Illinois Department of Transportation to develop a Positive Train Control (PTC) system.
Part of a nationwide initiative to improve schedule reliability, increase track capacity, enhance safety and provide the capability for high-speed passenger train service throughout the United States, PTC is a joint initiative of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Illinois Department of Transportation. PTC involves the ...