May 11, 2018 – CSX W950-08 Passes the Atkinson Yard Office at Madisonville, Ky as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision with a Positive Train Control Test train bound for Lafayette, Indiana, with CSXT 5246 leading, CSXT 994501 Test Car and CSXT 983 trailing. Positive Train Control (PTC) is an advanced system designed to automatically stop a train before certain accidents occur. In particular, PTC is designed to prevent: Train-to-train collisions, derailments caused by excessive train speed and train movements through misaligned track switches. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad