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Amtrak service to and from Kansas City may come to a halt - argument over safety upgrades | KSHB

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Tue, 07/14/2015 - 8:20pm

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If a deal isn't reached to fund $32 million in required track upgrades by December, Amtrak said it will be forced to reroute or cancel service to and from Kansas City.

The upgrades are called Positive Train Control , or PTC. It's a safety system that is federally mandated on Class I rails by December. Amtrak is considered part of that class, though it doesn't own the rail. . . . There is now a legal argument between Amtrak and KC Terminal over whether or not the group is not responsible for the cost.

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