Stephen Drunsic is an accomplished executive who has worked for over two decades in the transportation industry. Stephen Drunsic is a former president of Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corporation where he performed oversight duties of the NERR/NWR shortline freight railroads.
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, there has been great improvement in safety for the railroad sector. Improvements in training and operational protocols have contributed to positive developments. In addition, the adoption and improvement of rail technology are expected to further improve safety records. One of the technologies which have improved freight railroad safety is Positive Train Control (PTC), a combination of technologies designed to automatically bring a train to a halt before accidents related to human error occur.
PTC was mandated by Congress as part of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and signifies developing a system that utilizes thousands of components that work across an interconnected network of freight, passenger and commuter railroads. For PTC systems to function effectively, they should be able to determine the speed of trains, precise location and direction of trains as well as warn operators of impending dangers and stop a train if the operator fails to act. Positive Train Control is designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, derailments due to excessive speed, and unauthorized train movement in areas where maintenance activities are ongoing.
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