Speed Control System Could Prevent Train Derailments

Tuesday, 03 December 2013 | by Pat's Picks

In the wake of Sunday’s deadly Metro-North commuter rail crash in the Bronx, Newsday says an accident prevention system required by Congress but still not implemented by the New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority could likely have prevented the derailment. Positive Train Control automatically slows a train if transponders determine it is going too fast. The MTA tried and failed to get an exemption from the rule - and is still looking for an extension of the 2015 deadline to have the system in place.

SOURCE: Newsday