Thursday, May 14, 2015

Train engineer is focus of Amtrak crash investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board is putting its focus on talking to Brandon Bostian, the man who was at the controls of Amtrak passenger train 188, which derailed just north of Philadelphia on its way to New York City.

His attorney says his client has a concussion and does not remember the accident.

The NTSB says the train was running at twice the legal limit through a very congested section of track when it crashed.

NTSB Board member Robert Sumwalt says they want to talk to the train engineer as soon as possible.

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Seven people died and more than 200 were injured when the packed Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, with some passengers still not accounted for.

Dr. Herbert Cushing of Temple University Hospital said he expects the patients his hospital is caring for are expected to fully recover.

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A key panel of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut funding for Amtrak, America's passenger rail service, raising questions of how the train line is supposed to pay for improvements to its faltering infrastructure.

NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt told CBS "This Morning" that "Positive Train Control" technology - which might have prevented the crash - has not been installed yet on that section of track north of Philadelphia.

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