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Commuter Rail Positive Train Control ATC
Commuter Rail Positive Train Control and north-side Automatic Train Control - RFP 42-14 to Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc.
Awarded to Hitachi Rail — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now holds 1 position with this supplier.
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- Buyer
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Where
- Massachusetts · Boston
- Segments
- Signalling
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Digital operations
- Status
- In execution — Complete: Positive Train Control and Automatic Train Control were fully implemented across all MBTA Commuter Rail lines and the board authorised a settlement agreement in June 2025 closing out the project except for minor punch-list items.
- Value band
- $500m–1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Base contract 2015 · Atc change order 2019 · Settlement agreement May 2025 · Settlement board vote June 2025 · Cip approved May 2026
Status in full
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Complete: Positive Train Control and Automatic Train Control were fully implemented across all MBTA Commuter Rail lines and the board authorised a settlement agreement in June 2025 closing out the project except for minor punch-list items. The FY27-31 CIP still programmes funding for the north-side ATC project and carries a separate PTC startup and maintenance project.
Next step
Recorded award: Hitachi Rail — RFP No. 42-14, Commuter Rail Positive Train Control and north-side Automatic Train Control; total contract value
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- Exact value
- How the figure was arrived at
- Key dates (5)
- Published bidders
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2 sources · all primary
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · MBTA Commuter Rail PTC & ATC - Project Completion & Legal Settlement, 12 June 2025 (published 2025-06-12 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
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