BREAKING & NSFW: Here Are #Amtrak Engineer #BrandonBostian’s Disturbing **** Pics

gotnews.com ^ | May 14, 2015 | Charles C. Johnson

[Enterprise]

Could Bostian’s disturbed sex life have masked a deeper disturbance?

[matt1234]

Grateful Dead - Monkey And The Engineer - 10/31/80 - Radio City Music Hall...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmYfjlr0GFA

[Ditter]

Thank you Fatima.

[CedarDave]

Pennsylvania law asks for me to be penalized if I am confirmed as holding a cell phone in hand while behind the wheel of a car, why not make it the rule for those controlling the train to do the same?

It is. Required to be turned off and stored out of reach. If he was on the phone or texting while operating the train it's a crime and has been since 2008's Chatsworth head-on crash that killed 25 people on a commuter train due to the engineers texting and missing a red stop signal.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Low brass at that!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I read that they used frozen turkeys to test windshields on aircraft.

I remember back around 1966 when a vulture went through the windshield of a B-52 bomber.

[onyx]

LOL.

[jonrick46]

From what I understand, the Amtrak 188 is of the GE Genesis P32A-DM. It is one that is designed with low profile that enables it to go under tunnels with lower heights. Here is a photo of the locomotive's cab. The engineer sits on the right side because most signs and signals are on that side of the track.

With those large throttle controls, it would be difficult for someone to mistakenly put the throttle in the wrong position. However, how many of us have dosed off on the keyboard and woke up to pages of "z's" in the document. I think Bostian similarly dosed off and leaned forward on the controls. He woke up to his assistant conductor yelling at him to "Wake up!" The only thing he has left was to apply the brakes.

Where is that assistant conductor? There are two seats in that control cab.

[Dallas59]

Stop telling me what to do Fiona! I've seen them before!

[Smokin' Joe]

If so, was he in communications with someone at the time of the accident, and what was the nature of those communications?

And did those communications possibly contribute to the accident, either as a distraction emotionally, or just from the act of communicating distracting him from his job?

[Sooth2222]

The locomotive is a Siemens "Cities Sprinter". Indeed, the engineer sits or stands on the right.

(The controls DO look a little like Mr. Garrison's "IT"!)

The Amtrak Cities Sprinter, or ACS-64, is an electric locomotive designed by Siemens Mobility for Amtrak. The locomotives are to operate on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and the Keystone Corridor, replacing the railroad's existing fleet of AEM-7 and HHP-8 locomotives. The first ACS-64 entered service in February 2014; deliveries will last until 2015.

(High performance German locomotive. As with a Mercedes or BMW ... you probably think you're driving 55 but look down and it's actually 105.)

[onyx]

Oh dear!
RLY?

[FredZarguna]

It's been a crime in California, however, I don't see anywhere that it's a crime in the Federal Code.

There is an FRA regulation that went into effect on March 28, 2011. However, the FRA ban involves civil penalties only [it is not a crime.] The civil penalties are not terribly severe.

If you can find somewhere in the final regulation that says it's actually a crime, I'd be surprised. Full text is here: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-09-27/html/2010-23916.htm

[FredZarguna]

In the previous post to this one, I dispute that it’s a crime. Looks like an NRA reg only, with no criminal penalties.

[Heart-Rest]

"For some reason I keep thinking of the deliberate plane crash recently. I know Lebowitz had a girl friend, but he also had a lot of gay porn on his computer. Wonder if this guy had a spat with his boyfriend. They definitely better check his mental health records."
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That is a good point. A Google search for suicide statistics gay vs straight will provide plenty of information of the much higher suicide and suicide attempt rates for homosexuals vs. heterosexuals.

Brandon Bostian

Andreas Lubitz

[Smokin' Joe]

Prayers up for Geralyn and all her family and friends!

[MeshugeMikey]

that kid is really Mister Engineer himself. yes

[conservativejoy]

Thanks for the info. I don’t see homosexuality and sound mental health coexisting.

[MeshugeMikey]

Im hoping the mom isnt hunched over like that ...except for that photo.

[MeshugeMikey]

perhaps he was expecting rocks bottles or other projectiles to be thrown through the window?

[Peter Libra]

If this man feels the heat, he could always ask for a polygraph test. Or maybe an authority could enquire if he would submit to one. (just a thought here).