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February 16, 2018

Amtrak insists on speed control tracks

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Amtrak's president and CEO says the railroad will consider suspending service on tracks that don't have speed controls in place by Dec. 31. That could affect service in much of the United States.

Richard Anderson told a House subcommittee on Thursday that Amtrak is concerned about delays in installing GPS-based positive-train control systems on tracks it uses but doesn't own.


 
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