Abstract: To improve the operation and service efficiency of automatic train supervision systems in metro networks, this paper investigates the distributed train regulation control problem for metro ...

Positive Train Control is similar to a collision avoidance system in a car, and would take control of a train if the engineer fails to stop or slow down. That's a simple explanation of PTC. Making ...

One key safety feature was missing from the stretch of track where an Amtrak passenger train going more than 100 mph derailed and killed seven people. Investigators say that if positive train control ...