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Time since the derailment last week. as the investigation continues, many gathered for a moment of reflection. a short distance from the crash site to honor the dead and wounded, a bell tolled as philadelphia's mayor read the names of the eight people killed. >> let us recognize we still have many patients in the hospital. we have families who are burying loved ones. today is about respect for all of them. >> the automatic control system, that's technology that could stop a speeding train is now fully operational on the northbound tracks where the accident happened. >> and turning to the storm...

In stimulus funds. amtrak prioritized that money to upgrade bridges, restore stations spending only a fraction on the safety system designed to slow a speeding train. >> i can say confidently, positive train control would have prevented this accident. >> amtrak needs to improve but they are a long way from operating from how they should operate. >> reporter: one reason they don't want to give amtrak more money is because how it spent what it already gets. amtrak loses $80 million a year selling food. there is overhead that costs taxpayers 3.40. 9.50 for a hamburger that costs us more than $16....

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