As Deadline for Railroad Safety Tech Approaches, Data Shows Uneven Progress Nationwide

Government Technology: (TNS) -- Union Pacific, the main freight rail carrier through Sacramento, is among several railroads nationally that appear to be lagging in implementing new computer safety systems designed to reduce train crashes, according to data published this week by the Federal Railroad Administration.

But the head of the region’s Capitol Corridor passenger rail line said Tuesday passenger trains could be operating with the safety system in place on UP-owned tracks by the middle of next year, far in advance of a federal deadline.

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