He’s either a doper, a texter, or a Muslim extremist ... just sayin ...
Texting, drunk or fell asleep?
“The NTSB announced that preliminary data indicated that the train’s speed exceeded 100 mph. There is a 50 mph limit at the curve where the train derailed, so the reason why the train was going in excess of twice the limit will be one of the biggest questions facing investigators.
Sumwalt said an initial review of the train’s data recorder shows that the train was going 106 mph three seconds before the recording ended, and that is when the engineer pressed the full emergency brake application. When the recording ended, the train was going 102 mph.”
Nice headline.
They know nothing.
..sure hope somebody had him pee in a beeker and donate a vial of blood.
He’s lawyer-ed up.
Is there only one engineer at the controls? Isn’t there someone else present with him?
This is the same train that Vice President Joe Biden takes to his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Here is his comment concerning the accident:
Here’s the full statement:
“Jill and I were deeply saddened to learn of the Amtrak tragedy in Philadelphia last night. We are profoundly grateful for the efforts of the first responders and others who continue to assist those in need.
The victims could have been any one of our parents, children, or someone from one of our communities. Amtrak is like a second family to me, as it is for so many other passengers. For my entire career, I’ve made the trip from Wilmington to Washington and back. I’ve come to know the conductors, engineers, and other regulars-men and women riding home to kiss their kids goodnight-as we passed the flickering lights of each neighborhood along the way.
Our thoughts are with every person who is grieving right now from this terrible tragedy. As a nation, we pray for the victims and their families.”
“Driver 8?”
So they no nothing according to tghe report.
He’s a great argument for computer drivers, and against unions.
And since the Fed took over Amtrak, he is a Fed employee, Yes? So........no matter how guilty he may be, we can be assured he won’t lose his job. NO ONE LOSES THEIR JOB FOR MALFEASANCE OR CRIMINALITY IN THIS ADMIN!
Maybe he was singing “Rollin Rollin Rollin”
This accident is Dagny’s fault.
If she had rebuilt those tracks with the Rearden Metal instead of wasting it on building the Rio Norte Line to service that capitalist pig and earth raper Ellis Wyatt, after Wesley Mouch and I told her that it was needed in Pennsylvania for the Chick Morrison Special, this wouldn’t have happened.
/Jim Taggart
Ayn was so prescient.
Apparently not much. What was the point of this article?
All the "shovel-ready" infrastructure money he already took seems to have evaporated into thin air with nothing to show for it.
Is his name Mohammed?
Unless there was something wrong with the controls, this guy is in deep trouble.
BREAKING: GotNews IDs Gay Activist Train Engineer Who Caused Amtrak Crash
Brian Bostian is a gay activist who previously worked at Target as a cashier before joining Amtrak, according to his LinkedIn.
Read more at http://bit.ly/1F89Js9
I forwarded this article to my boy, who is an engineer on a Western railroad.
He wrote:
“It was either deliberate, or he fell asleep. I tend to think deliberate, since I’m pretty sure that Amtrak’s engines have “alerters” on them. Its an alarm that starts off as a flashing light, then turns to a light and audible alarm that gets louder and louder.
If you don’t hit a button to reset it, it will put the train into emergency braking automatically after about 15 seconds. Its designed to keep the engineer from accidently dozing off.
A couple of our engines have them, and they work..... ask me how I know :-)