Passenger Trains > Amtrak Wolverine 351 Top Speed Today..

59 MPH, account new PTC/ITCS rules only allow this fast when in failure.. Loosing time the entire trip, 110 MPH is out the window...

Is there any kind of absolute block required?

No need for Absolute Block, PTC works everywhere! (See Below)

FRA: PTC is operating on all required rail lines 12/30/2020

"At its core, PTC is a risk reduction system that will make a safe industry even safer, and provide a solid foundation upon which additional safety improvements will be realized," said FRA Administrator Ronald Batory.

Positive train control (PTC) technology is operational on all 57,536 required freight and passenger railroad route miles — days before the federal Dec. 31 deadline, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced yesterday.

In addition, as required, the FRA has certified that each host railroad's PTC system complies with the technical requirements for PTC systems. Moreover, railroads have reported that interoperability has been achieved between each applicable host and tenant railroad that operates on PTC-governed main lines, FRA officials said in a press release.

More on the web at: https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/FRA-PTC-is-operating-on-all-required-rail-lines--62343

The good, old-fashioned ASC/ATC on the LIRR and PRR works just fine, which can use signal indications to enforce speed limits.

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> The good, old-fashioned ASC/ATC on the LIRR and
> PRR works just fine, which can use signal
> indications to enforce speed limits.

I'd rather see this than how PTC's supposed to do!

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