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Control. can you explain exactly what that is and how that might have been able to make a difference in this crash? >> so positive train control has been around for decades. this is not new technology. and in fact, in 2008, after 25 people were killed in a metrolink crash in southern california, congress required that all passenger lines and high hazmat lines install positive train control by 2015. and so they gave the railroad seven years to do it. congress pushed that deadline back when it became evident that many of the railroads weren't going to make it and so the concern from a safety per...

Even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. an update now for you from vermont. all seven people injured in monday's train derailment are now home from the hospital. the governor said a rock slide, not human error was to blame, but the ntsb is still investigating. service should be restored by this weekend. amtrak told congress today, it will be forced to suspend some service on its national network if washington doesn't extend a year-end deadline to implement advanced safety technology. the sensors...

They certainly were not in place yet, we're showing our viewers this whole area it's supposed to be in effect by the end of the year why is it taking so long and why is are some now saying it's going to take longer maybe through, until 2020? >> well i'm not sure it's going to take much longer in the northeast corridor. amtrak has said they're going to get it done this year but it is a far more complex challenge, technology from a technology standpoint. we have numerous railroads, you know there were the six major freightlines we have numerous passenger lines, we have numerous short lines, ther...

You can assume that there are going to be some injuries. we don't know anything about fatalities or injuries. this is kyw. look at that. my goodness. mary schiavo, they're using flashlights. >> well they are, and that's -- i mean that just further complicates things since it is in the dark. and we can only hope -- and it's too dark for me to help which kind of cars these are, but in the last last few years, amtrak as well as other rail lines have tried to upgrade their cars and there are a couple of things that make them safer. some of them are more crash worthy and the car itself will absorb ...

>> the reason it wasn't there is, what money? it costs a lot to put it into place, is that it? >> it costs billions. and one of the other challenges is we have multiple rail lines operating. it's not just a single national rail carrier. we have at least six major freight carriers. we have multiple short lines. we have multiple passenger lines. the integration of those systems has proven to be more challenging than first thought. but we cannot stop. and the government needs to help. and the idea that they would cut not just appropriations for amtrak this afternoon but also cut positive train co...