May 14, 2015 ... A system that could have remotely slowed the Amtrak train that ... All seven train cars derailed in the crash in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, ... “It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of PTC, and to deny a connection between the accident and underfunding Amtrak is ...
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and ... "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation" of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality.
May 14, 2015 ... Obama calls for greater infrastructure spending in wake of Amtrak .... But the safety system, known as Positive Train Control, hadn't been .... "It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of PTC, and to deny a connection between the accident and underfunding Amtrak is to ...
Jun 3, 2015 ... HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY'S .... CENTURY TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES ...... TO OFFER A BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT SIMPLY REQUIRES THE D.E.A. ...... IN THIS HOUSE TO IMPLEMENT POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL AND OTHER ...
Jul 10, 2015 ... transportation systems; and water and wastewater systems sectors. ... Federal agencies that have critical infrastructure responsibilities. ..... transit system, an Amtrak derailment outside of Philadelphia, .... it to a state of good repair, measuring the risks of underfunding, and ..... delayed until October 2015.
It is simply a fact that insufficient funding for Amtrak has delayed the installation of a positive train control safety system. "To deny a connection between the (derailment in Philadelphia) and underfunding Amtrak is to deny reality."