NTSB: Positive train technology would have prevented Bronx train derailment
Some in railroad industry say it's too costly
Positive train control technology – which some in the railroad industry have opposed due to its cost – would have prevented the fatal Dec. 1st derailment in New York, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which has finished its on-scene investigative work.
An examination of the black box data recorder recovered from the wreckage at the Bronx crash site found that the seven-car Metro-North train was traveling at 82 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone when it derailed while navigating a sharp curve. The incident killed four people and injured 63 others.