Oceanside, CA-Chigawo cha North County Transit (NCTD) ndi gawo limodzi loyandikira kukhazikitsidwa kwathunthu kwa chitetezo chalamulo cha Positive Train Control (PTC) pamaboma ake a COASTER. PTC ndi njira yolumikizira, kuwongolera, kulumikizana, komanso zidziwitso zomwe zitha kuyendetsa kayendedwe ka sitima, ngakhale kuimitsa sitimayo pomwe zinthu zikuyenera. Njirayi imawonjezera chitetezo cha onse omwe amagwiritsa ntchito njanji.
NCTD idakwaniritsa zofunikira za Revenue Service Demonstration (RSD) -omwe anali mayeso omaliza oyeserera pama subsystem onse - koyambirira kwa chaka chino ndikuyamba Disembala adzalowa mu RSD Yowonjezera ya PTC. Zoyenera kulowa mu RSD Yowonjezeredwa zakwaniritsidwa, zomwe zimaphatikizapo maulendo 30 motsatizana popanda kulephera kwakukulu kwa dongosolo la PTC, ndipo 75% ya mainjiniya a COASTER atayendetsa sitima ku RSD.
Gawo lotsatiralo kuwonjezera la RSD limatanthawuza kuti sitima zonse za COASTER zidzagwira ntchito ndi PTC zothandizira zotsutsana ndi sitima zina pa nthawi zina. Kukhazikitsidwa uku kudzabwera ngati njira yopitilira patatha milungu ingapo mu December. Pulogalamu yotsatira ikuwonetsa magawo omwe RS Extended adzatulutsidwa:
- Lolemba, December 4 - COASTER 630, 631, 634, 635, 639, 640, 644, 645, 648, 654, 655, 657, 662, ndi 665
- Lolemba, December 11 - Kuwonjezera COASTER 636, 638, 651, 653, 656, 660, 661, ndi 663
- Loweruka, December 16 - Kuwonjezera COASTER 680, 681, 684, 685, 688, 689, 692, ndi 693
Njira yowonjezereka ndi mbali ya kuyesetsa kwa NCTD kuthetsa mavuto ndi kuchepetsa kuchedwa komwe kulipo. Kuti mutsirize RSD yowonjezera ndikulowa mu Full Revenue Service Kugwiritsa ntchito njira ya PTC, sitima zonse ziyenera kugwira ntchito pansi pa PTC, injini zonse ziyenera kugwiritsa ntchito PTC muzowonjezera RSD, ndipo Federal Railroad Administration ayenera kuvomereza PTC Safety Plan.
"Chitetezo ndizofunika kwambiri pa NCTD ndipo ndi sitima yatsopano ya COASTER yomwe imalowa mu msewu wochuluka wa RSD, njanji ya NCTD imakhala malo otetezeka komanso olamulidwa," adatero mkulu wotsogolera ntchito ya Rail Systems, Eric Roe.
NCTD ili pamapeto kukwaniritsa kwathunthu PTC ndi nthawi ya federally yomwe idakhazikitsidwa ndi December 31, 2018.