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Attorney believes speed caused DuPont train derailment
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By MyNorthwest.com
December 18, 2017 at 7:02 pm
The Amtrak incident near DuPont is strikingly similar to the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment, according to an attorney in the case that stemmed from it.
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Train derailment prevention
What caused the train derailment is still unknown, but Mongeluzzi said that there is a technology that could have prevented the incident — positive train control.
“What this raises is why there isn’t positive train control protecting the men and women who ride trains …” Mongeluzzi said. “Positive train control would have prevented Amtrak 188 … I think what we are going to learn here is that positive train control … would have prevented this catastrophe.”...
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By MyNorthwest.com
December 18, 2017 at 7:02 pm
The Amtrak incident near DuPont is strikingly similar to the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment, according to an attorney in the case that stemmed from it.
...
Train derailment prevention
What caused the train derailment is still unknown, but Mongeluzzi said that there is a technology that could have prevented the incident — positive train control.
“What this raises is why there isn’t positive train control protecting the men and women who ride trains …” Mongeluzzi said. “Positive train control would have prevented Amtrak 188 … I think what we are going to learn here is that positive train control … would have prevented this catastrophe.”...