Amtrak has 456 miles of track covered using positive train control, a system that automatically can stop a train if it is speeding.Jan. 13, 2016 © 2026 NBCUniversal ...

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Since the derailment, there's been a lot of talk about something called positive train control. It's a technology designed to automatically slow or stop trains before a derailment or a collision. In ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey Transit is behind in installing a critical, federally mandated safety upgrade to its rail systems, according to a new report. The Federal Railroad Administration's ...

The investigation into the cause of a fatal train derailment in the US city of Philadelphia this week has already yielded its first conclusion: it could have been prevented with technology. "Positive ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Metra commuters could face significant delays during the Wednesday ...

Trains have been delayed on every Metra commuter line in the Chicago area during the Tuesday evening rush, due to a positive train control system outage. Metra officials said, beginning around 5 p.m., ...

Trains on numerous Metra lines were delayed Wednesday due to issues with Positive Train Control systems, the agency said. According to an alert sent out just before 6 p.m., those issues were causing ...

The high-tech system can essentially override human error and slow a train that is going too fast. Congress mandated that all trains have it by... N.Y. Train Crash ...

An agreement by Congress to give railroads more time to install what most agree is a much-needed speed control system is a mistake that could prove disastrous. In an example where deal-making trumps ...