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A few short notes. The Chester accident was a failure within MofW. So I doubt that the NTSB conclusions about training within MofW can be transferred 1:1 to the operating department. Two different division managers might have different safety goals. In the final report of #188's accident there is one recommendation for Amtrak: Incorporate strategies into your initial and recurrent training for operating crewmembers for recognizing and effectively managing multiple concurrent tasks in prolonged, atypical situations to sustain their attention on current and upcoming train operations. (R-16-37) Statistics can get problematic when interpreted to ones liking. I wrote a few posts ago that with bad will one could conclude from the statistic that the safety record got better with the veteran engineer retiring. That the statistic doesn't provide. This relationship most likely is coincidental. I can't remember that those citing the statistic have denied problems with Amtrak' training regarding the #501 accident because of the statistic. We said, IIRC, that the statistic might have led Amtrak's conclusion their safety measures are good enough and no unspecified input is needed. The statistic doesn't tell how good or bad a safety system really is but that it bettered the situation. The accidents showed there is apparently still room for further gains. Reading your last post you seem to have a quite selective reading. Regards, Volker
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