Passenger Trains > FRA awards PTC implementation grants

Of interest to readers of this Board, the grants included $11 million to CALTRANS for design and installation of PTC at 30 control points and 111 intermediate signal locations on the Coast Line, Oakland to San Luis Obispo, CA; and $30 million to Rio Metro for PTC implementation on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express line betwee Belen and Santa Fe, NM.

Full list is here:  FRA PTC Implementation Grants

The FRA finished the entire application/selection process for these grants in only 49 days.  This round represents about $204 million out of the $250 million available; another round of applications for the remaining $46 million will be solicited by the FRA very soon.