“Wonder if drugs or alcohol were involved.”
I’ll guess that union rules would prohibit any post-event substance testing on the grounds that self-esteem may be harmed. A lab draw would be triple time too.
I CAN relate to being drowsy at those times of night. To use an old phrase, “If one burns the candle at both ends, your are bound to get burned”. If the trains driver had not had adequate rest, falling asleep at the wheel would certainly be a pretty severe consequence and perhaps that in itself can explain the wreck.