The Train Wreck
At least 7 people have died, about a dozen people are in critical condition in local hospitals, and a couple of hundred passengers have lesser injuries in a train derailment in Philadelphia.
As everyone is now reporting, the preliminary investigation indicates the train was traveling more than twice the speed limit when it derailed on a curve.
The National Transportation Safety Board used the train’s data recorder, but others were already reporting the over 100 mph speed in the 50 mph zone based on video of the train prior to the curve. The data recorder indicated that the engineer applied the emergency brakes, but the train derailed before the brakes had much effect.
The engineer has gotten a lawyer and has refused to answer questions about the accident. The NTSB has not yet reviewed the video data from the engine.
May 13, 2015 Comments Off on The Train Wreck
