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Re: Major Amtrak derailment in Philly

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 14 00:15:27 2015, in response to Re: Major Amtrak derailment in Philly, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 13 18:01:45 2015.

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This just gets even MORE shameful. *AFTER* this wreck here's the latest on what's going to be done about it. :(

Positive train control automatically slows or even halts trains moving too fast or heading into a danger zone. Under current law, the rail industry must adopt the technology by year-end.

The crash came a day before the House Appropriations Committee approved a transportation budget for the next fiscal year that included a funding cut for Amtrak.

One amendment proposed by Democrats called for $825 million in capital investments in PTC technologies for passenger rail, but it was blocked by the Republican majority.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/14/us-usa-train-derailment-idUSKBN0NY04E20150514?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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