IF it was found out that an official at AMTRAK ordered the engineer to ignore the speed limit, do you think that would change ?
I don’t think so. I think the federal law pretty much set up just to avoid that problem. The train official may have exposure but that is for the lawyers.
There is a clause in maritime law pertaining to liability if the owner is on board for just such situations. A stronger burden of proof of innocence or reduced liability is on the ship with an owner on board.