NTSB preliminary report says PTC likely would have prevented Washington state Amtrak derailment; Damage estimate tops $40 million

(Source: Reuters, January 4, 2018)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The damage from a deadly Amtrak train crash in Washington state in December topped $40.4 million, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on Thursday. The safety board also said the crash that killed three and injured 70 could have been prevented if a safety technology system known as positive train control had been operational.

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