(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, May 19, 2015)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 15, less than a month before eight people were killed in last week’s train derailment in Philadelphia, Amtrak closed on a deal to acquire the radio spectrum it needs to upgrade its rail safety system throughout the Northeast Corridor, according to Amtrak and the Federal Communications Commission. Had it been in place, the system, Positive Train Control, could have slowed or stopped the speeding Amtrak Train 188 and prevented the crash, a National Transportation Safety Board member has said. But even after acquiring the spectrum, months of work remain before the safety system can be used.
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