PTC Deadline Extended

Announcement Number: CN2015-73
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: October 29, 2015

To Our Customers,
 
We are pleased to report that the House and Senate both passed an extension to the Positive Train Control (PTC) installation deadline. The President signed the bill this afternoon. The original deadline of Dec. 31, 2015, has been extended to give railroads until Dec. 31, 2018, to complete installation of PTC on locomotives and tracks.
 
The deadline extension means that Union Pacific will not have to issue any embargoes related to Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) shipments or suspend passenger traffic. We appreciate the support our customers and various associations offered to persuade Congress that allowing the original deadline to stand would be detrimental to the U.S. economy.
 
We will continue to work diligently to install and test PTC on our network. We appreciate your business.
 
Sincerely,
Original | Eric Butler Signature
Eric Butler
Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales