PA - Amtrak train from Washington crashes in Philadelphia, May 2015

[ATasteOfHoney]

ITA. From what I am reading, they ruled out mechanical issues with the train.

I don't think it was mechanical issues with the train at all.
I think it was all **human** issues, iykwim?

 

[Elley Mae]

I don't think it was mechanical issues with the train at all.
I think it was all **human** issues, iykwim?

I as well, from the moment I saw his picture. jmo dik

 

[Miziree]

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/am...ineer-was-using-phone-while-operating-n372886

 

[al66pine]

Not on phone, not texting, not accessing Wi-Fi.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/am...ineer-was-using-phone-while-operating-n372886

"Federal investigators looking into the crash of an Amtrak train last month said Wednesday there was no indication the engineer was talking on his phone or texting. Amtrak records also show that the engineer, Brandon Bostian, did not access the train's Wi-Fi system while he was operating the locomotive, the National Transportation Safety Board said."

 

[CARIIS]

Fascinating

http://www.c-span.org/video/?326321-1/hearing-amtrak-train-derailment

learned alot !

 

[Hatfield]

Fascinating

http://www.c-span.org/video/?326321-1/hearing-amtrak-train-derailment

learned alot !

Look at everyones expression before you hit play. Very somber and upset each one of them. I know the subject matter is not pleasant and you can sure tell nobody is having a good time.

Smiley face to cheer them up

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Investigators set to release evidence that could explain what caused Philadelphia Amtrak crash that killed eight

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...lphia-amtrak-crash-released-article-1.2514717

 

[LietKynes]

www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-cr...ream-memory-deadly-philedalphia-crash-n508691
"... he had a "dream-like" memory of his locomotive going too fast around a curve, and hitting the brakes as he realized the train was going to tip over."
Moments later, Bostian blew the horn and the train derailed, Henry said.

That, presumably, was part of Bostian's lost memory; he did not mention it to investigators.

So maybe he was nodding off ? That still wouldn't explain why he sped up towards the end.
:moo:

 

[0101ABA]

A year after a speeding Amtrak train derailed on a treacherous curved track in Philadelphia, killing eight passengers and injuring 200 more, at least one question remains: Why?

Since the harrowing wreck of Northeast Regional No. 188, Amtrak has admitted the locomotive was racing at more than double the speed limit and has said it won't contest liability in lawsuits filed by survivors and victims' grieving loved ones.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...k-crash-vics-mad-no-answers-article-1.2633733

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

BREAKING

News

May 16 2016, 4:46 pm ET

Philly Train Crash Was Likely Caused by Distracted Engineer: Source

by Tom Costello, Jay Blackman and Alex Johnson

The engineer at the controls of the Amtrak train that ran off the rails outside Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight people, was distracted by radio dispatches, a source close to the investigation told NBC News on Monday.

The engineer at the controls of the Amtrak 188 told investigators in February that he could barely recall the moments leading up the nighttime crash.

Instead, he claimed to have a "dream-like" memory of his locomotive going too fast around a curve, and hitting the brakes as he realized the train was going to tip over...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...rain-crash-caused-distracted-engineer-n574891

 

[KaaBoom]

BREAKING

News

May 16 2016, 4:46 pm ET

Philly Train Crash Was Likely Caused by Distracted Engineer: Source

by Tom Costello, Jay Blackman and Alex Johnson

The engineer at the controls of the Amtrak train that ran off the rails outside Philadelphia in May 2015, killing eight people, was distracted by radio dispatches, a source close to the investigation told NBC News on Monday.

The engineer at the controls of the Amtrak 188 told investigators in February that he could barely recall the moments leading up the nighttime crash.

Instead, he claimed to have a "dream-like" memory of his locomotive going too fast around a curve, and hitting the brakes as he realized the train was going to tip over...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...rain-crash-caused-distracted-engineer-n574891

It took them a year to come up with that explanation? :facepalm: He was going a 106 mph around a curve, because he was distracted? Something was seriously wrong with this guy. Something a lot more then him just being distracted.

 

[AlwaysShocked]

And it took from May until February for the engineer to submit to an interview?

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

From October:

Amtrak settles deadly Philadelphia derailment for $265 million

A federal judge has ordered Amtrak to pay $265 million to settle more than 125 lawsuits stemming from the train derailment last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200.

U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis approved the settlement this morning, and Amtrak has agreed to its terms.

Federal law caps possible damages for a single rail accident at $295 million. Settling for $265 million just 17 months after the wreck resolves claims that likely would have taken another two to three years to litigate, attorneys agreed.

“The (settlement) program is designed to provide maximum economic value without having to endure almost certain years of delay,” the victims’ attorneys wrote in a statement announcing the settlement.

The settlement is the largest ever ordered for a single rail incident in the United States. Before the Philadelphia crash, a transit company's liability for a single incident, set by Congress in 1997, had been capped at $200 million. The Amtrak 188 crash drove lawmakers to raise the cap.

Attorneys involved offer insights into $265M Amtrak derailment settlement

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

From January:

Amtrak facing lawsuit from engineer in fatal Philly crash

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/amtrak_engineer_says_projectiles_struck_train_befo.html

The Amtrak engineer involved in a deadly 2015 crash in Philadelphia has sued the railroad, saying it failed to address reports that people were throwing projectiles at trains.

Brandon Bostian, 33, said he was left disoriented or unconscious when something struck his train before the May 2015 crash, which left eight people dead and more than 200 injured.

Federal investigators came to a different conclusion: that Bostian's train wasn't hit.

They believe Bostian was instead distracted over reports that a nearby train was struck and lost track of where he was, accelerating to 106 mph as he approached a 50 mph curve. The National Transportation Safety Board called Amtrak's long failure to implement automatic speed control throughout the busy Northeast Corridor a contributing factor.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Amtrak engineer in fatal 2015 Philadelphia crash won’t be criminally charged

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...tal-2015-philadelphia-crash-article-1.3150154

 

[animlzrule]

This has probably been posted before, but this is such a good article about this event, thought I'd post it again just in case it had been missed...I remembered it immediately when I saw Blondie's post.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/magazine/the-wreck-of-amtrak-188.html?_r=0

 

[Jax49]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amtrak-engineer-charged-in-connection-to-deadly-2015-derailment/

The state's top prosecutor on Friday charged a speeding Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve.

Shapiro approved a felony charge of risking or causing a catastrophe and a string of misdemeanors, including eight counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.

bbm

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Charges dismissed against Amtrak engineer in 2015 derailment - September

Prosecution against engineer Brandon Bostian, who derailed an Amtrak train two years ago in Philadelphia, ended in stunning fashion Tuesday when a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to warrant a criminal trial.

Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Thomas Gehret dismissed all counts against Bostian after a four-hour hearing that centered on what responsibility the engineer should bear for eight deaths and more than 100 injuries caused by the May 12, 2015, accident.

“Based on that evidence,” Gehret said, “I think it’s more likely than not this was an accident and not criminal.”

Pennsylvania AG will still seek charges against Amtrak derailment engineer - October

The pursuit of criminal charges against the engineer who derailed an Amtrak train in Philadelphia in 2015 will continue, as Pennsylvania’s attorney general reported he was appealing a municipal court judge’s decision last month to dismiss charges.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he had filed a notice of appeal. The filing with Common Pleas Court comes just before an appeal deadline would have expired. A hearing has not been scheduled.

The lawyer who handled Bostian’s criminal case, Brian J. McMonagle, emphasized that in the last six months both the Philadelphia district attorney and the municipal judge concluded that Bostian committed no crime.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Amtrak Engineer Ordered to Stand Trial in Philadelphia Crash

Judge Kathryn S. Lewis ruled that another judge erred in dismissing the reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter charges at a hearing in September. Lewis said evidence at the hearing – including testimony from an injured passenger and gruesome details of tattered cars and strewn limbs – should have been sufficient to warrant a trial.

Bostian, 34, remains free on bail but must give up his passport and call court officials weekly. He opted not to attend his Feb. 21 arraignment.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2018/02/09/480114.htm

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Brandon Bostian's Lawyers Tell Judge They Are Unable To Obtain Critical NTSB Documents Into Deadly Amtrak Crash

Attorneys told the judge they have not been able to obtain critical documents produced by the NTSB into the fatal Amtrak 188 train disaster that killed eight people in Philadelphia in May 2015.

Lawyers for Bostian said there are important details missing from the investigation that night because the NTSB has not released them.

His next court date is currently scheduled for August 22nd.

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CPReport.ashx?docketNumber=CP-51-CR-0001039-2018