H.R. 976 — A bill to require all trains operating on the Northeast Corridor to be equipped with automatic train control systems.

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Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring that all trains operating after December 31, 1987, on the main line of the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts, or on a specified feeder line, be equipped with automatic train stopping systems.

Permits the Secretary, under certain conditions, to extend to October 1, 1988, the deadline for compliance with such requirement.

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1987-02-04
Introduced in House
1987-02-04
Introduced in House
1987-02-04
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
1987-02-18
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.

A bill to require all trains operating on the Northeast Corridor to be equipped with automatic train control systems.

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