WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice called: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Request for Approval To Begin Field Testing on Its Positive Train Control Network.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 5 by Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology.
Summary: This document provides the public with notice that, on April 21, 2026, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), as the host railroad, submitted a request to permit CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) to conduct field testing of the Interoperable Train Control positive train control (PTC) system on two segments of MBTA's North Side Fitchburg and Haverhill Lines utilizing CSX l...