event recorder and forward-facing video stopped recording. The train derailed to the outside of the left-hand curve at MP 81.62.
1.3 Amtrak
The Rail Passenger Service Act (Public Law 91-518, October 30, 1970), created the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). The act directed that Amtrak develop and operate a modern rail service to meet intercity transportation needs. Amtrak began operations on May 1, 1971. On April 1, 1976, Amtrak acquired its Northeast Corridor property from Conrail. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is the busiest railroad in North America with about 2,200 commuter and freight trains operating on some portion of the Washington-Boston, Massachusetts, route each day. (See figure 4.) Annually, Amtrak carries more than 24 million passengers and 220 million commuters, either on its trains or on trains running on Amtrak property.
Figure 4. Amtrak routes throughout the United States.
In December 2015, Amtrak completed the implementation of positive train control (PTC) on tracks between New York and Washington, DC, completing installation on most Amtrak property in the Northeast Corridor.[1] PTC has been installed between Boston and New Haven,
- ↑ Since 2002, PTC has been installed and operating along the 95.6 miles of track Amtrak owns in Michigan and Indiana.
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