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Engineer of Derailed Amtrak Train Can't Remember Crash Details
ABC Action News ^ | Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:15PM | MEGHAN KENEALLY

Posted on 05/13/2015 8:01:38 PM PDT by UCANSEE2

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


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21 posted on 05/13/2015 8:13:22 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Secret Agent Man
Lying via Shyster.

Possibly. Even if he planned to crash the train, the injuries he sustained could have caused memory loss. He might not be lying that he can't remember what happened just before the accident.

22 posted on 05/13/2015 8:13:34 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Only govt thinks its a good idea to let a cashier drive a train.


23 posted on 05/13/2015 8:14:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: cripplecreek

Then that’s the first smart thing he did.


24 posted on 05/13/2015 8:15:34 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: leapfrog0202
A few possible scenarios:

1. His dispatcher was pressuring him to make up some time
2. He wasn't paying attention and screwed up
3. Brakes failed

25 posted on 05/13/2015 8:15:54 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Secret Agent Man
Only govt thinks its a good idea to let a cashier drive a train.

That's like a Community Organizer running a country, oh wait....

26 posted on 05/13/2015 8:16:17 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: UCANSEE2

I think PA Gay Mafia got him the job, and he scared the staff (and likely passengers) for a while now. Neurotic, drugged up, there are likely many people lined up to testify against him.

ER had to take a blood sample.. is why he was lawyered up immediately. He is likely deeply in the gay power structure in PA.


27 posted on 05/13/2015 8:16:40 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: dfwgator

Apparently you get the same result.


28 posted on 05/13/2015 8:17:00 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: PA Engineer

Thank you for the info/link. The first reports that came in the other night were that it was behind schedule.


29 posted on 05/13/2015 8:17:22 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Would have a remote controlled train prevented this accident? The technology exists to run train remotely.


30 posted on 05/13/2015 8:18:40 PM PDT by ThomasThomas ("YOUR BADGE! SHOW HIM YOUR BADGE!")
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To: txhurl

I believe I heard it reported that he’s a New Yorker.


31 posted on 05/13/2015 8:19:47 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: UCANSEE2

Wink Wink ..


32 posted on 05/13/2015 8:20:53 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: UCANSEE2

Wouldn’t it be more accurate to state that the engineer ‘claims’ he can’t remember the crash details?


33 posted on 05/13/2015 8:20:58 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: UCANSEE2

Why isn’t Brandon Bostian in jail for criminal negligence?


34 posted on 05/13/2015 8:22:59 PM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Only govt thinks its a good idea to let a cashier drive a train.”

He was part-time cashier while going to college. He worked as a Amtrak conductor nearly five years before becoming an engineer.


35 posted on 05/13/2015 8:23:02 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
The worst may be as it usually is - great negligence of some sort.

What bothers me is that the train wasn't that long out of the previous station.

36 posted on 05/13/2015 8:23:28 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: research99

The proper term in the railroad industry is Event Recorder. Actually, speedometers are still refered to as “Speed Recorders” as the old ones had a paper tape that would log the speed of the locomotive. Modern Event Recorders are digital and download with a SD card... some railroads have “radio downloads” of the event recorder... as the locomotive comes into the terminal yard it wirelessly transfers the data on the Event Recorder. Speed, Throttle setting, dynamic braking, Brakepipe pressure, and a couple other things are logged. Most of the GE locomotives I worked on had a satellite uplink on the cab roof to send engine telemetry to Erie where recorded faults would warrant a shopping to run a specific workscope to troubleshoot and repair the cause of the fault code.


37 posted on 05/13/2015 8:24:07 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: UCANSEE2

You’re/We’re hearing has lawyer’s explanation. This guy gonna fry.


38 posted on 05/13/2015 8:24:15 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
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To: familyop

According to a source I posted earlier, he voluntarily gave a blood sample while at the hospital.

If it was drugs, then we should know soon. I doubt it was drugs.


39 posted on 05/13/2015 8:25:11 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: TurboZamboni

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Casey Jones you better wash yer feet.
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40 posted on 05/13/2015 8:25:43 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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