[virgil]

I read that the engineer said he applied the brakes, but the train didn’t slow down.

[jimbo123]

Translastion:

The engineer (who was texting) applied the brakes (but it was too late).

[ken5050]

I hadn't heard that..do you have a source..?

It doesn't sound right...because looking at the pictures of the cars..it seems that the train was still accelerating when it derailed...if he had applied the brakes further up the track..and they all failed...the train would just have decelerated fairly rapidly..

IIRC..because of the impact of various social media..every time there's been a crash recently..we usually know the name of the pilot/crew..within a few hours...this..not one leak....lawd help us if it's Abdullah...

[jimbo123]

Or even more likely:

The (union) engineer (who was speeding and texting) said he applied the brakes (but it was too late to stop the speeding train).