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A look at the local picture. one of the things in the president's budget is almost a billion dollars annually to put in ptc across not only the amtrak system, but also -- >> how about automatic train control that costs a lot less? >> again deploy that today. again, amtrak will have to speak more for its own decisions on their part. but i'm telling you the fra has glanded that they put atc in place for of the northeast corridor and that's what is happening today. >> secretary anthony foxx, thank you for being on the show this morning. >> thank you. coming up, hillary clinton has been doing a ...

Get back to business in new york in the most efficient way i know. >> i don't mind getting back on a train. they've assured us in correspondence to passengers it will be a safe way to travel. >> track officials said the train would be in complete compliance including using automatic train control. this morning on "morning joe." >> we are also taking additional looks at system to insure we're doing everything possible. we are looking at things like emergency orders. you may see actions in the next several days. i promise we're looking at the entire system and not done yet. >> adam reese joins m...

You're looking at live pictures on board an amtrak train this morning, the first train in the restored service between philadelphia and new york city. six days after that deadly derailment, full service along the northeast corridor is back this morning reopening a critical pipeline for commerce and travel. and joining us now from washington secretary anthony foxx of the u.s. department of transportation. good to have you on this morning. >> thank you me came pika. >> amtrak got up and running pretty quick. they installed automatic train control over the weekend? >> that's correct. we required ...

>> so lawrence let's me show you how easy it is to install automatic train control. of course fra says amtrak could in the resume service until they got automatic -- guess where it is now? in place. >> on the big curves. >> over the weekend. over the weekend they installed it. so service is up and running today. and so if he was going to come on and say service is up and running, i'm not celebrating. i don't feel safe. eight people died last week and it could have been prevented. does anyone disagree with that shall. >> right. and by the way, here is the little problem with automatic train con...

Control, let's talk about that fix, if i could, because i have a couple of questions when you look at sort of the background here. you started at boston. given the fact that automatic train control could have prevented this accident, you look at boston 1990, 70 plus injured and federal railroad administration mandates that automatic train control is put in place on that curve. and a few others and it's done. and then you go to new york, 2013 the metro authority derailnorth derailment, four people died and fra says you must put automatic train control in that curve. they do it within weeks and ...