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Local authorities said they were checking whether a vehicle crash may have damaged the track before the accident.
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The accident was under investigation by local and state police, as well as Amtrak and MBTA Transit police. Foul play wasn't suspected.
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More than 2,700 pets have traveled with their human companions along the Northeast Corridor since the pilot launched in October 2015.
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Transportation experts have said the PTC braking system would have prevented the fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia earlier this year. The system was also put into place between Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. the previous week.
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The MTA’s Purple Line is a 16-mile, 21-station light rail line in the northern Washington D.C. suburbs. A circumferential rail transit line linking an existing radial system, the Purple Line will connect key activity centers, four branches of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system, and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
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According to the legislation, Amtrak will have to dedicate at least one car per train “in which a ticketed passenger may transport a domesticated cat or dog in the same manner as a carry-on baggage."
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In his nearly 17 years with NJ Transit, Richard W. Andreski has held positions of increasing responsibility, including chief of staff, rail operations, where he was responsible for negotiating new business agreements with Amtrak that will require greater transparency and accountability in railroad performance.
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The fences are installed in known rock-slide areas and are designed to send signals if they are hit with debris, Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman said.
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Amtrak will start on Thursday charging $20 to passengers who exceed limits for carry-on and personal items.
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Lawmakers have moved to extend the federal deadline for railroad companies to install PTC, but the effort stalled after a deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash in May that killed multiple passengers.
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