Would Old Pennsy RR System Have Saved Lives At Frankford?
Photo: Gary Pancavage
By Ralph Cipriano
for Bigtrial.net
Almost a century ago, the fabled Pennsylvania Railroad had a safety system in place on the tracks at the Frankford Junction curve that would have automatically put the brakes on a speeding locomotive.
The old safety system was a "marvel of technology and engineering when it was conceived, designed and…