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Metra increasing Electric service to complete PTC – Security and Safety

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Metra last month unveiled a new Metra Electric Line schedule that was made necessary by the demands of PTC

Metra last month unveiled a new Metra Electric Line schedule that was made necessary by the demands of PTC

Metra will add service on the Metra Electric Line on May 18 to complete implementation of the Positive Train Control (PTC) safety system on that line and throughout the Metra system, which it is federally mandated to do by the end of this year. The new schedule will represent about 74% of the normal weekday service.

The change is not being made in response to increased ridership — the line recently has been carrying about 6% of its normal riders during the COVID-19 crisis. Rather, running the fuller schedule will enable Metra to carry out all the steps needed to complete PTC implementation on the line, including testing all the equipment under normal operating conditions, troubleshooting any issues, and training engineers and other personnel.

“We can’t wait for ridership to return to normal because we don’t know when that will happen and we don’t want to cut it too close to our end-of-the-year deadline,” said Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski. “Getting PTC implemented in full on the Metra Electric as soon as possible will enable us to then move on to the last two lines running without it, the two Milwaukee District lines, and complete those lines by the end of 2020.”

Metra last month unveiled a new Metra Electric Line schedule that was made necessary by the demands of PTC — initializing the system before each train run takes time, and that time must be added to the timetable. The intention is to use that new schedule when the line is restored to full service following the coronavirus crisis.

The schedule that will be implemented on May 18 will represent about 74% of the full new schedule; however, on some days, the remaining 26% of trains will also operate for testing purposes, although they will not pick up customers. Also, there are certain trains that will make more stops and therefore have slightly longer run times on the May 18 schedule than on the full schedule; those trains are indicated in green on the May 18 timetable.

The Metra Electric Line will continue to use the normal Saturday and Sunday schedules on weekends.

PTC is a safety system that will automatically stop a train if the engineer fails to obey a signal or exceeds the speed limit. The system integrates GPS, trackside sensors and communications units, onboard computers, and Metra’s centralized train dispatching system. Together, these components track trains and monitor the crew’s compliance with speed restrictions and signals. Although it can’t prevent all accidents, PTC increases safety by preventing train-to-train collisions, unauthorized entry by trains into work zones and derailments due to speeding or moving through misaligned track switches.

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