In the early 2000s, Amtrak, as part of rebuilding the Northeast Corridor, began working on a train control system. Rail safety lacks the immediate connection that can power campaigns for highway or airplane improvements. Advertisement“Chatsworth changed everything.”R.T. McCarthy, Metrolink director of operations, demonstrates the commuter railway’s positive train control system at a training facility at Los Angeles Union Station in 2014. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)::The quick passage of the rail safety law after the crash did not end the argument. Building a train control system was a “massive endeavor,” said Homendy, the NTSB member.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 02, 2021 12:56 UTC