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To: garrettjax who wrote (51669)5/15/2015 7:39:07 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 125079
 
One can believe it. Something caused the engineers hand on the throttle to make the train speed up just before it went off the rails.

Could he have been startled, nodded off, been pre-occupied .... we don't know and if the engineer doesn't tell us, we never will.

Course, if the PTC which WAS INSTALLED had been TURNED ON, the accident wouldn't have happened.



To: garrettjax who wrote (51669)5/15/2015 7:41:15 PM
From: FJB  Respond to of 125079
 
Is this because the engineer is gay? How is not talking to police considered "extremely cooperative" now?
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nytimes.com
Mr. Sumwalt said investigators had interviewed three crew members, including the engineer, whom they said was “extremely cooperative” and displayed good knowledge of the proper procedures and speeds for the rail line. He said the engineer had not been fatigued and was not ill.


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