{"id":28406,"date":"2015-04-24T14:09:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T18:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=28406"},"modified":"2015-04-24T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T18:09:19","slug":"n-y-mta-seeks-1b-loan-for-ptc-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/n-y-mta-seeks-1b-loan-for-ptc-system\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. MTA seeks $1B loan for PTC system","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The MTA is close to securing final federal approval of a nearly $1 billion loan to install technology on its commuter trains that could have prevented the 2013 Metro-North derailment in the Bronx in which four people died.<\/p>\n
Positive train control technology provides a new layer of protection in case of human error, since it can automatically slow or stop a train.<\/p>\n