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Sep 29, 2008 10:45 am US/Pacific

Senate Approves Bill On Rail Safety Reform

WASHINGTON (AP) ― A sweeping rail safety reform bill that also includes billions for Amtrak has cleared a key vote in the Senate.

Senators voted 69-17 on Monday to move to final passage of the legislation, which requires more rest for workers and technology that can stop a train in its tracks if it's headed for collision.

The vote came in the wake of a head-on crash between a freight train and commuter train that killed 25 people in Los Angeles Sept. 12.

The House passed the bill last week. Final Senate passage would send it to President Bush for his signature.

Safety technology mandated by the legislation could have prevented the Metrolink disaster in Los Angeles, the Federal Railroad Administration has said.

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