[maggief]

http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=15884107&event=319107&CategoryID=0

Caption: TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007 -- Sandra Palmer (center) of University City say goodbye to her boyfriend, Clyde Simpson, as he leaves for work in Chicago on Tuesday at the Amtrak station in St. Louis. Simpson commutes to work in Chicago once a week. Ridership between St. Louis and Chicago has doubled in the past year. Also in photo is Palmer's nephew, Tanner Palmer, and Amtrak assistant conductor, Brandon Bostian (cq). Huy Richard Mach | Post-Dispatch Album ID: 319107 Photo ID: 15884107

[Dagnabitt]

I will say that Bostian does not inspire much confidence as a future engineer in that photo.

Assistant Conductor, on the other hand, might have been a good fit for him. A guest-relations sort of gig that let him mix it up with folks.

[LucyT]

BREAKING: GotNews IDs Gay Activist Train Engineer Who Caused Amtrak Crash

Also found this:

"Brandon Bostian, the engineer driving the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night, has no recollection of the crash itself, his attorney told...""

Thanks, Maggie.