How positive train control could have prevented the Amtrak crash

The Washington Post 2015-05-14

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Positive train control or PTC is a safety feature that can override human error by slowing down or stopping a train automatically. It was not in place at the Frankford junction where Amtrak Train 188 derailed. Edward Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, explains how PTC works and why the technology has not been installed broadly across the country.

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