“We put a man on the moon 50 years ago faster than we’ve been able to implement positive train control. I mean, come on.”How Positive Train Control Works Positive train control forces a locomotive to obey speed limits if its engineer fails to do so. How Positive Train Control Works Positive train control forces a locomotive to obey speed limits if its engineer fails to do so. have not determined what caused the crash or if positive train control would have prevented it. Rachelle Cunningham, a spokeswoman for Sound Transit, said the agency was on schedule to have positive train control installed by the middle of next year.

Source: New York Times December 21, 2017 02:03 UTC