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Amtrak told to improve safety after fatal crash

It is required to put in a speed-control system on all northbound trains

Published Sun, May 17, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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AMTRAK must take immediate steps to improve the safety of its busiest route after a derailment in Philadelphia last week that killed eight passengers and sent more than 200 to local hospitals, US federal regulators said.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ordered Amtrak to put a speed-control system in use on all northbound trains along the stretch where a train crashed last Tuesday night as it headed to New York.

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