Amtrak will install inward-facing cameras to monitor engineers on Northeast Corridor trains.
Delaware's U.S. senators are praising the move, which comes two weeks after an Amtrak train derailed and killed eight people near Philadelphia.
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) got off that same train in Wilmington, just before it derailed. He says the new cameras are just one upgrade that could make Amtrak safer.
"What we need to do is look at the various forms of technology that could be added and try to figure out which one, in terms of a cost-benefit ratio, will actually give us the best bang for our buck as far as an increase in safety with the money that's available," Carper said.
He added that he hopes his colleagues in Congress will make investing in Amtrak a priority. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) agreed.
"The announcement by Amtrak [Tuesday] is just one more important and positive step to ensure that the general train-riding public -- which includes Sen. Carper and myself -- have the confidence that they're doing everything they responsibly can to insure safety," Coons said.
Amtrak's CEO told media outlets Tuesday that the cameras will record footage to the trains' black boxes, to be downloaded after any incident.
Trains that run between Boston and Washington, D.C. will be the first to get the new cameras. Amtrak aims to add them to all trains, including Acelas, down the line.