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Automatic braking was in place on other side of curve

If Amtrak Train 188 had been heading to Philadelphia from New York City, it would not have derailed at the sharp Frankford Junction curve, because an automatic braking mechanism has been in place for years on the southbound side of the tracks to stop a speeding train.

Joseph Boardman , Amtrak CEO, listens as Mayor Nutter announces the death of an eighth passenger. DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Joseph Boardman , Amtrak CEO, listens as Mayor Nutter announces the death of an eighth passenger. DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff PhotographerRead more
    by By Paul Nussbaum and Anthony R. Wood, Inquirer Staff Writers
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