Rail superhighway falling apart
The aging Northeast Corridor infrastructure from Washington to Boston struggles under record ridership and costly repairs. Amtrak’s 2014 crash spotlights deteriorating bridges and aging tunnels, with estimates of hundreds of years to replace all spans and multi-billion gateway plans facing funding fights.
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Amtrak to expand speed control after fatal derailment
Federal officials ordered immediate expansion of automatic train control on Philadelphia northbound rails after a derailed Amtrak crash killed eight. The system will alert engineers and automatically brake if speeds exceed limits. Investigations probe wind shield impact and curve speeds on the Northeast Corridor.
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