This statistic represents the North American railroad industry's positive train control (PTC) mileage from 2015 to 2020, with a breakdown by type. By 2018, the PTC technology is expected to be implemented across about 60,000 route miles of track.
Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type
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Route miles*
Track miles*
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The statistic includes data for the following railroads: Alaska Railroad, BNSF Railway, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific
The figures from 2016 through 2020 are forecasts.
* PTC route and track miles implemented refer to PTC miles equipped for revenue demonstrations or fully implemented.
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AAR. (May 25, 2016). Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/
AAR. "Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type." Chart. May 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/
AAR. (2016). Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/
AAR. "Breakdown of The North American Railroad Industry's Ptc Mileage from 2015 to 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/
AAR, Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Breakdown of the North American railroad industry's PTC mileage from 2015 to 2020, by type [Graph], AAR, May 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552170/positive-train-control-mileage-implementation/
