CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello May 13, 2015 14:41:00
Like automatic train control that would have slowed down the train if excessive speed was responsible and this kind of commitment is no longer a luxury or convenience if it's a necessity. >> some lawmakers have suggested that amtrak should be privatized and shouldn't be subsidized by the government any longer. is this the time to explore that seriously? >> amtrak is a public investment. and it is in the public interest of abandoning that public responsibility in my view would be rep rerehensible and irresponsible. we ought to double our commitment to increasing the reliability and safety of ou...