positive train control system
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Positive train control system.—The term “positive train control system” means a system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position.
Source
- 2008–202649 U.S.C. § 20157Transportation · Implementation of positive train control systems · in this section
The term “positive train control system” means a system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position.
Source
- 2026–present49 U.S.C. § 20157Transportation · Implementation of positive train control systems · in this section