{"id":21611,"date":"2013-09-04T09:54:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T13:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=21611"},"modified":"2013-09-04T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T13:54:37","slug":"train-safety-move-delayed-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/train-safety-move-delayed-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Train safety move delayed decades","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 It was an accident investigators say didn&#8217;t have to happen: Five years ago a commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near Los Angeles, killing 25 and injuring more than 100.<\/p>\n<p>Technology is available to prevent the most catastrophic collisions, but the railroad industry and its allies in Congress are trying to push back a deadline for installing the systems until at least 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story at the <a href=\"http:\/\/apnews.myway.com\/article\/20130903\/DA8J2HCG2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 It was an accident investigators say didn&#8217;t have to happen: Five years ago a commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near Los Angeles, killing 25 and injuring more than 100. 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