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Amtrak Train 188 - Possibly some answers coming soon?

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Posted by Leo_Ames on Sunday, January 31, 2016 1:40 PM

What's to explain about his memory loss? 

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Posted by Euclid on Sunday, January 31, 2016 1:10 PM

The report will be interesting to see because I cannot imagine any possible new revelations.  The one key revelation would be the explanation for the engineer's failure to slow for the curve, and what caused him to have memory loss.  However, I assume that the investigation has not found the answers to those questions yet, and may never find them. 

Another key revelation would be an explanation of the locomotive windshield damage.  I doubt that will be in the report. 

What will be in tomorrow's report will be the absolute ruling out of rocks or other objects being thrown and striking the locomotive.  This may have been absolutely ruled out already.  But it will be clearly stated as a conclusion in the report.   

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Posted by Norm48327 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 1:06 PM

Firelock76
I'm hoping for the engineer's sake there's some kind of mitigating circumstances.

It's within the realm of possibility the NTSB could recommend him for 'return to service'. They have done that for airline pilots who were cooperative in helping them find the cause of an accident. What I bolded is the key factor but it doesn't necessarily mean Amtrak would place him back in engine service.

Eagerly awaiting the preliminary and some FACTS. Yeah

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 9:55 AM

I wonder.  It all comes down to the engineer, what he did or didn't do, why he did what he did or didn't do, especially since he'd had a good record up to the crash and was supposed to have been familiar with the route and any speed restrictions.

I've refrained from any speculations, I certainly wasn't there, although I'm hoping for the engineer's sake there's some kind of mitigating circumstances.

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Amtrak Train 188 - Possibly some answers coming soon?
Posted by samfp1943 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 9:52 AM

This morning MSN carried an Associated Press Story by Michael Sisak, about the pending release of the NTSB Preliminary Report on the crash of Train 188, May 12,2015.

linked @ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hope-for-answers-as-release-of-amtrak-crash-evidence-nears/ar-BBoTX4e?ocid=spartanntp

FTA:"...PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eight months after a deadly Amtrak derailment, federal investigators are poised to release evidence and reports that could help clear up the mystery of why the train streaked into a sharp curve at double the speed limit.

The release, expected Monday [02/01/2016], will be the first major development in the investigation since a preliminary report a few weeks after the May 12 crash in which the National Transportation Safety Board pinpointed excessive speed as a key factor. A final report isn't expected for months.

The train was accelerating out of an 80 mph speed zone when it should have been slowing to 50 mph for the coming curve, investigators said. It reached 106 mph just before the engineer activated emergency brakes..."

THis should spark some more conversations on this crash around this Forum.

 

 


 

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