Posted on 10/02/2016 5:47:22 PM PDT by Publius
The engineer of the New Jersey Transit train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 100 others during the busy morning commute, felt well rested and was unaware of any mechanical problems in the moments before the accident, federal investigators said on Sunday.
At a news conference in Hoboken, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board said they had interviewed the engineer, Thomas Gallagher, as well as the train’s conductor, who was not identified, and still were no closer to determining the cause of the crash. It was the first fatal accident on New Jersey Transit trains since 1996, Bella Dinh-Zarr, the vice chairwoman of the safety board, said.
Ms. Dinh-Zarr said that Mr. Gallagher, 48, had no recollection of the accident itself and that the first thing he remembered was waking up on the floor of the cab afterward. She said Mr. Gallagher had told investigators that his cellphone was turned off and stored in a personal backpack, which remains in the cab of the control car. She also said Mr. Gallagher had reported that the train was traveling about 10 miles an hour when it entered Hoboken Terminal — a fact that apparently contradicted initial reports that the train was moving at a higher speed.
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My guess, he overheated. I hear it’s going around.
well, it worked for Hilliary
Did the engineer down in the Philly crash try the same excuse? Of course, this guy isn’t gay, so they’ll nail his a$$ to the wall.
Ah yes, the “I have no memory” excuse. Wasn’t that the same excuse Bubba told the media when he raped women? He’s either lying or really lying.
I agree, however, it is not unusual for someone to forget what happened after a severe accident either if they suffered a head injury.
Strange as it may sound, I think the engineer is Philly had the same problem. He lacked the necessary rest between shifts at the controls.
Pure Physics at work. Speed killz.
I have no idea what happened.
But commonly when there is a traumatic accident, the person loses all memory both before and after the accident. Sometimes it returns, sometimes not.
This is the exact same thing that happened in the last train crash..
He said he was doing only 20 .... passengers said he never slowed down ... black box nother working.
In this case, the speed was probably not much more than 25 mph. He should have slowed to a crawl when he arrived at the maze of switches that precede the Hoboken station. It’s apparent that he didn’t.
seizure? I have hd them. I have even wrecked my car.
20 >> 10 mph
Disability pension....cha-ching!
After a 9 month absence at full pay.
Ah, the black box. You have arrived at the core of the argument. We’ll know from a purely mechanical perspective what happened in the seconds before impact.
my first thought also, how conveeeeeeeeenient
He was released from the hospital,in what, 6 hours.
Typically for a head injury victim of a high speed crash who was reported in “ critical” condition?
Something stinks
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