September 3, 2015 - Fort Worth Star Telegram
BY GORDON DICKSON
gdickson@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH
A proposed commuter rail line from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport will be among the first rails in Texas to feature state-of-the-art technology for preventing crashes, an official said.
The TEX Rail line, which officials said is on schedule to open by late 2018, will be designed to include a system called positive train control, a Fort Worth Transportation Authority official said.
The complex system, still in development nationwide, uses data from global positioning satellite devices, track-side sensors and other computer technology to determine trains' locations and watch for human error that can lead to crashes. The system aims to automatically slow down or stop trains as a fail-safe measure to prevent collisions.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article33724866.html
BY GORDON DICKSON
gdickson@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH
A proposed commuter rail line from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport will be among the first rails in Texas to feature state-of-the-art technology for preventing crashes, an official said.
The TEX Rail line, which officials said is on schedule to open by late 2018, will be designed to include a system called positive train control, a Fort Worth Transportation Authority official said.
The complex system, still in development nationwide, uses data from global positioning satellite devices, track-side sensors and other computer technology to determine trains' locations and watch for human error that can lead to crashes. The system aims to automatically slow down or stop trains as a fail-safe measure to prevent collisions.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article33724866.html