Amtrak To Add Inward-Facing Cameras After Derailment Kills 8
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Amtrak will install inward-facing cameras on trains in order to improve safety following a deadly derailment in Philadelphia earlier this month.
The cameras will be installed to a fleet of ACS-64 locomotives in service on the Northeast Corridor by the end of 2015.
They say all subsequent trains will have the cameras installed before they go into service.
The cameras could help regulators monitor trains and engineers' performance.
"Inward-facing video cameras will help improve safety and serve as a valuable investigative tool," said Amtrak President & CEO Joe Boardman. "We have tested these cameras and will begin installation as an additional measure to enhance safety."
Amtrak has outward-facing cameras on locomotives, along with advanced systems that monitor locomotive and engineer actions.