positive-train control

Feds: Railroads slow to make progress on train technology
Feds: Railroads slow to make progress on train technology
Feds: Railroads slow to make progress on train technology
The nation's three busiest commuter railroads - which together serve nearly 1 million riders in the New York City area each day - continue to lag behind their smaller West Coast counterparts in installing sophisticated train-control technology that's seen as an antidote to crashes involving speeding and other human factors, federal regulators said Monday.