He got his job due to hussein’s affirmative action agenda for sodomites and muzzies. Just a few years ago Brandon Bostian was a mere clerk at Target and was fast-tracked (pun intended) into a position with Amtrak to advance the homosexual agenda. Plus he’s a member of a far-left, new-age kind of church that pushes the false gospel of social justice.
“He got his job due to hussein’s affirmative action agenda for sodomites and muzzies. Just a few years ago Brandon Bostian was a mere clerk at Target and was fast-tracked (pun intended) into a position with Amtrak to advance the homosexual agenda. Plus he’s a member of a far-left, new-age kind of church that pushes the false gospel of social justice.”
How else would a White Male ever get hired at Amtrak?
“Just a few years ago Brandon Bostian was a mere clerk at Target and was fast-tracked (pun intended) into a position with Amtrak to advance the homosexual agenda.”
Do we know this or is it just speculation?
I have no idea how long it normally takes for someone to work their way up the ladder to driving the train. I’d imagine they would want them to “apprentice” for a few years at least, only observing, but then I have no direct knowledge, I’m just guessing.
The news that he might be gay may or may not be a big deal. The news that his previous job was a cashier at Target is.
I except a statement from Amtrak soon:
“Just like Target cash registers, all of our trains use computer controls and displays. In fact, both systems have “Intel Inside”. They are basically the same. He was more than qualified. Although it would be nice if the cash registers still had that lever thingy on the side - replicates the emergency brake we have.”
You got it.
Locomotive engineer once was a position that required years of apprenticeship as a fireman to qualify for. Those who had a background in rail transportation were preferred hires. My father started by working as a blacksmith's helper in the Southern Railroad shops in Alexandria Va and then went to work as a motorman for the Washington Street Railroad (streetcars) for two years before getting an opening as a fireman with the Pennsylvania RR. He was a fireman for 10-12 years before qualifying as an engineer on both steam and electric. Even then he had to work mostly as a fireman until the eve of WW2 because he lacked seniority sufficient to bid for regular engineer runs.
I know firemen have been eliminated as headend crewmen so I don't know how one moves up to engineer today. By being a mainline trainman I suppose.
AMTRAK is its own universe so I presume they can run affirmative action programs and push whoever they want to the footplate. This guy is a good example of what happens when an unfit and insufficiently experienced person is given far too much responsibility for their slender shoulders to carry. I suspect this fellow was sleeping soundly when his engine left the rails. That is the only thing that comes to mind as he was running far above normal speed levels in that highly congested area. He should have had a head end brakeman in the cab as well. In part having two persons there is to provide greater visibility and situational awareness. Sadly I suspect this person was also nodding off or worse absorbed in his Ipad or video games.
My father as an engineer, waged a decades long struggle against crew members goofing off on his engine. No sleeping, reading, or later, no use of transistor radios was tolerated on his engine. As he often said a railroad is a place you can killed really fast or kill a lot of other people. This wreck is a sad commentary on lack of professionalism and just plain lack of seriousness by Amtrak.
I agree that it seems to be the directions we are headed. However, no affirmative action for gays at this time, right?