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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions,
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The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board's report urged the Federal Railroad Administration and the industry to keep developing new technology that can be used to improve Positive Train Control systems. Railroads spent 12 years and roughly $15 billion to develop and install the automatic braking system after Congress required it in 2008 in the wake of a collision between a commuter and freight train in ...
A new report by the National Transportation Safety Board says that the U.S. railroad braking system requires significant enhancements to prevent future collisions.
Norfolk Southern's fiery Ohio derailment made railroad safety an issue.