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Oct 2, 2008 10:24 am US/Pacific

White House: Bush Will Sign Rail Safety Bill

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WASHINGTON (AP) ― A White House spokesman says President Bush will sign into law sweeping rail safety reform legislation in the wake of the deadly train collision in Los Angeles last month.

The House passed the bill last week and the Senate passed it Wednesday but the White House hadn't indicated whether Bush would
sign.

Republican Congressman John Mica of Florida, one of the bill's authors, said Thursday administration officials have told him Bush will sign the bill.

The legislation requires more rest for workers and technology that can engage the brakes if a train is headed for collision. That could have prevented the Sept. 12 collision between a freight and a commuter train that killed 25 people.

The bill also provides billions for Amtrak, which Bush has opposed.

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