https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/09/30/ntsb-amtrak-worker-protections/
Federal officials Thursday reiterated their call for the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to implement new safety measures along work zones in rail corridors to safely manage train traffic.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Amtrak must stop relying solely on lookouts to protect those working on rails, and instead make use of crash prevention technology known as positive train control (PTC) to prevent work zone fatalities.
Investigators are calling on the railroad to end the use of the “train approach warning” (TAW) system as the only method of on-track safety in corridors where PTC is available.
The paying public want the safest rail travel possible. That's hard to do with this unique American system of shared rail with freight companies. It's a problem of our own making.
Federal officials Thursday reiterated their call for the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to implement new safety measures along work zones in rail corridors to safely manage train traffic.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Amtrak must stop relying solely on lookouts to protect those working on rails, and instead make use of crash prevention technology known as positive train control (PTC) to prevent work zone fatalities.
Investigators are calling on the railroad to end the use of the “train approach warning” (TAW) system as the only method of on-track safety in corridors where PTC is available.
The paying public want the safest rail travel possible. That's hard to do with this unique American system of shared rail with freight companies. It's a problem of our own making.
