Railway Age, 2/21/18:
PTC costs to shut Utah commuter line
Transit officials in Utah plan to suspend services on a segment of commuter rail connecting the suburbs north of Salt Lake City, citing the prohibitive cost of complying with new federal safety rules mandating PTC (Positive Train Control).
FrontRunner commuter rail service to Pleasant View, with the lowest ridership in the Utah Transit Authority system, will indefinitely end in August.
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The segment is one of the lightest-traveled of the system, stretching from Pleasant View south to Provo, carrying about 35 southbound passengers each day, according to UTA. . . .