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Oct 8, 2008 5:49 pm US/Pacific

Train Companies To Beat Federal Safety Deadline

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Two major railroad freight companies operating in Southern California say they will beat new federal deadlines requiring automated systems that can slow or stop a train in the event an engineer runs a red light or goes too fast.

Speaking at state Senate Transportation and Housing Committee meeting Wednesday, representatives from the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe company said they would install so-called positive train controls by 2012 to stretches of rail they operate in the Los Angeles area.

New federal legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and passed by Congress requires the technology to be installed by 2015. It comes after a Sept. 12 collision in the San Fernando Valley community that left 25 dead.

(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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