If the engineer does not act, the system shuts down the engine and activates the emergency brakes.
Passenger rail services nationwide are reviewing their safety measures in the wake of the crash in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a freight train. It killed 25 people and injured more than 130.
The Metro-North spokesman says Metro-North's signaling system has been in place since 1983.
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