Railroads finish installation of crash-prevention system first mandated in 2015
Keith Laing, Bloomberg
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U.S. railroads have completed installation of an automated crash-prevention system that covers 57,536 miles of freight and passenger tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Tuesday.
Railroads initially were given until the end of 2015 to install safety technology known as Positive Train Control under a federal law passed in the aftermath of a deadly 2008 commuter rail crash in Los Angeles that killed 25 people. Congress extended the deadline for railroads to implement PTC until the end of 2020 after the industry said it needed more time. Achieving 100% PTC implementation is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects the Department s top priorities safety, innovation, and infrastructure, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement.
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