A decade after Congress ordered the nation’s railroads to install an automatic braking system that could have prevented more than 130 train wrecks, industry officials said Thursday most lines will need two more years to finish the job.
In the 10 years since the installation was mandated, there have been 47 people killed, 648 people injured and more than $150 million in damage done in 22 train crashes that could have been prevented had the system been in place, according to data compiled by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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