NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAIN SAFETY KICK IN AT THE END OF 2015, AND NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD COST 30-MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPLY. A SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY APPLY BRAKES IF THE OPERATOR GOES TOO FAST OR FAILS TO STOP … CALLED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL … WILL BE THE TOPIC OF A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MEETINGS ARE SET FOR FARMINGTON ON THURSDAY AND ALBUQUERQUE ON FRIDAY. MORE ARE SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK IN SANTA FE, SPRINGER AND ROSWELL. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT ON PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RAIL LINE NEEDS.
