| Title | Technical and Safety Evaluation of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Positive Train Control Deployment Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 66060 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Placencia, Greg; Franklin, John; Moore II, James E. |
| Corporate Creator | University of Southern California, Los Angeles |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation |
| Publication Date | 20170700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Positive Train Control (PTC), often referred to as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), has been on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) “Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements” for several decades as a safety-enabling system. The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 mandated its implementation after the September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, California, collision between trains from the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA or Metrolink) and Union Pacific. SCRRA has undergone substantial challenges to integrate PTC into its operations. This report investigates the multilevel challenges—technological, human, organizational, and systematic—that SCRRA faced implementing the new technology as well as many of the lessons the railroad industry can learn from these challenges. Technology alone cannot ensure safety, but a properly-implemented PTC system can develop and promote high reliability practices that enable safe operations throughout an organization. The report examines interactions among the numerous Systems of Systems for their impact on successful PTC implementation. |
| Rosap ID | dot:39046 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39046 |
| TRT Terms | Public transit; Safety; Mobility; Innovation; Traction control; Case studies; Research reports |
| General Subjects | High reliability organizations; safety culture; System of systems; Program evaluation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1646193 |
| Contract Number | CA-26-7084 |
| Report Number | FTA Report No. 0112 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66000/66060/ftareportno0112.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |