Positive Train Control is safety technology designed to prevent train accidents before they happen. Positive Train Control is mandated by law and intended to:
Prevent derailments caused by excessive speed.
Prevent train-to-train collisions.
Prevent a train from moving through an incorrectly positioned track switch.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, PTC uses communication-based/processor-based train control technology that provides a system capable of reliably and functionally preventing overspeed derailment among other types of train accidents. Train derailment accidents are deadly and extremely dangerous. If you or a loved one was involved in the recent Amtrak train derailment, contact our Seattle train accident lawyers at Colburn Law.