Regulator orders Amtrak to 'immediately' install safety system at derailment site
Today, days after a deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, the Federal Railroad Administration has announced an emergency order instructing the railroad to expand use of its automatic braking system. The system, called Automatic Train Control (ATC), was already in place on the southbound side of the tracks at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, along Amtrak’s heavily used Northeast Corridor. The order, which will “be formalized in the coming days,” calls on Amtrak to “immediately” activate the system along the northbound tracks at Frankford Junction.
Safety system was only active on southbound track
ATC measures the speed of trains along a section of track and can send a warning to the engineer if it is moving too fast. If the…
Source:: The Verge
