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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Vincent206: [QB] The NTSB's [URL=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RRD18MR001-prelim.pdf]preliminary report was released today.[/URL] There's not much new information about the wreck except for the Amtrak work histories of the engineer and conductor who were in the lead loco. [QUOTE]The 55-year-old engineer had been working for Amtrak since May 2004 and had been promoted to engineer in August 2013. The other crewmember in the cab of the locomotive was a 48-year-old “qualifying” conductor who was being familiarized with the territory. This conductor had been working for Amtrak since June 2010 and had been promoted to conductor in November 2011. As of the date of this report, the NTSB has not yet been able to interview either operating crewmember of the lead locomotive due to their injuries sustained in the accident. [/QUOTE]Seems like a fairly experienced crew. Nevertheless, they somehow failed observe the speed board 2 miles before the curve and failed to slow the train down in time. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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