Dispatch audio also indicated that the engineer survived with bleeding from the head and both eyes swollen shut.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-washington-amtrak-derailment-20171218-story.html
I don’t understand spending so much money to cut the trio by ten or fifteen minutes. Who profited bigly from this boondoggle?
I am not sure where the media is coming up with this ten or fifteen minute in improvement of time. It was only suppose to save 4 minutes. Testing has now shown that the run is actually slower than when the Amtrak train takes the mainline. If this isn't somehow swept under the rug by millions more spent on PR by Sound Transit this could turn into a pretty big scandal. As far as who “profited bigly”... Sound Transit is a hugely corrupt agency with many influential individuals and entities profiting greatly.
And by the way I do not mean to be speaking harshly to you. I know you are only repeating what “credible” sources are saying.