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Deadly 2005 Graniteville crash remembered
(Source: The State, February 4, 2018) LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Sunday’s early-morning crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train in Cayce that killed two and left more than 100 hospitalized wasn’t the first fatal train crash in South Carolina...
Recent fatal Amtrak crashes spotlight delays in PTC implementation
(Source: Bloomberg, February 6, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The third fatal Amtrak crash in less than two months has thrown a spotlight on delays in installing congressionally mandated technology designed to automatically slow trains and prevent collisions. Full story:...
Largest railroads operate PTC on more than half of routes, but experts say more would save lives
(Source: USA Today, February 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Dec. 31 deadline to install automatic braking on trains only requires the largest railroads to operate on a majority of their routes by the end of the year, industry officials said Monday. Full story: USA...
NTSB looks at disabled signals, switch in Amtrak fatality
(Source: National Public Radio, February 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators say a track switch locked in the wrong position appears to have led to Sunday's deadly Amtrak collision with an idle CSX freight train, and they are hesitant to say this latest...
NTSB: Amtrak train crew had less than 10 seconds to react in S.C. tragedy
(Source: Post and Courier, February 5, 2018) CAYCE, S.C. — The passenger train abruptly switched tracks. Its horn broke the quiet of the early Sunday morning. The engineer threw off the throttle and slammed on the emergency brakes. In less than 10 seconds, a routine...
Event data recorder reveals moments leading up to deadly S.C. Amtrak crash
(Source: ABC News, February 5, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An event data recorder has been recovered from the Amtrak train that collided with a freight train this weekend, revealing the moments leading up to the crash, investigators said Monday. Full story: ABC News
House subcommittee to hold hearing on PTC implementation
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Rep Jeff Denham (R-CA), January 31, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10), chairman of the subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials for the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
Heitkamp introduces bill to require two-person freight train crews to improve safety
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, February 3, 2018) FARGO, N.D. — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-ND, has introduced a bill aimed at improving rail safety by requiring two-person crews on freight trains. Full story: Bismarck Tribune
Fatal S.C. crash is new challenge for Amtrak service
(Source: New York Times, February 5, 2018) CAYCE, S.C. — Amtrak suffered its third high-profile crash in less than seven weeks early Sunday when a passenger train traveling on the wrong track slammed into a stationary freight train in South Carolina, killing two...
South Carolina Amtrak crash puts PTC in focus
(Source: Bergen Record, February 4, 2018) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The deadly Amtrak train crash in South Carolina on Sunday is the latest rail accident that federal safety officials say could have been prevented by positive train control, a system railroads are required...
