Press event coincided with the 50th anniversary of a train collision in Darien, Conn., that killed four people and injured 43 others.
Designed to ensure the driver always maintains full control over the vehicle by using digital track data and visual odometry.
In December 2017, Amtrak Cascades train 501 derailed on an overpass as it entered a 30-mph curve at approximately 78 mph.
The Dec.18, 2017 derailment of Amtrak train #501 killed three people and injured 62.
Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite both worked in the transportation industry.
The derailment tossed people to the floor and forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate through darkened tunnels.
The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying an average of 301,000 customers each weekday.
The settlement allows victims to have their awards in hand by June instead of waiting years for a lawsuit to play out, their lawyers said Thursday.
With the grant funding, Metra plans to help fund installation of PTC on its Milwaukee West Line to Elgin and North line to Fox Lake.
The railroad reached the first settlements last week, quietly resolving cases brought by two women who suffered head and other injuries in the May 2015 crash, with dozens of other lawsuits are still pending.