(Source: Editorial in USA Today, December 25, 2017)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three people were killed and dozens injured last week in a horrific Amtrak derailment near Seattle — an accident that might have been prevented by a safety system that Congress mandated nine years ago. Making this all the more tragic, the automatic-braking system was installed on the tracks and on the train, but it was not yet operating.
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