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Amtrak woes continue
On sunday, in South Carolina, Amtrak has sadly suffered a third fatal rail accident. The Amtrak Engineer and Conductor being killed in the collision, with many injured passengers. From preliminary reports, it appears that a CSX freight train was put away into a siding, and for some inexplicable reason the switch (points) were left lined to that siding. Running without signals for the region, thereby under paperwork, the Amtrak train came around the curve and entered the siding colliding with the unmanned CSX freight train. No doubt that this latest incident will add further impetus for the complete installation of Positive Train Control.
Steve.
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