how many people do we know that have been in car crashes, for example that say, i don t remember the accident. that s not uncommon. we ve been through a traumatic event, the brain wants to protect us by filtering out those bad memories. so that s not uncommon, and i hope that when we do interview him some of that memory will have come back. when do you expect to hear from him? to speak with him? today, tomorrow? we re not expecting it today, but sooner than later. by the time i meet with the investigator in charge later today i should have an idea of what that timeline is. it s important to give the person time to convalesce. he s been through a traumatic event, and it s also important not to wait too long because memory and perceptions change over time. so we want to do it just as soon as we re able to do it. is there any other explanation beyond operator error that could explain how a train could all of a sudden be
situations like this before. have you seen situations where it wasn t operator error? we have seen situations of operator error in the past. but this one is an unusual situation. you re right, the train was at a high speed for a fairly long period of time. that s why we feel it would be important to get a firsthand account from the engineer. we ll also be doing things like obtaining cell phone records. we do that all accidents as a matter of routine. we want to know if there were distractions in the locomotive cab. we want to know how the train was actually operating. was the train performing the way that it should. we have a lot of questions, the public has a lot of questions. we intend through the course of this investigation to get to the bottom of it. do you have an expectation you re going to speak with the engineer today or so far have you been told no? kate, i don t think it s going to be today.
like, you know, hydrogen powered cars and jet packs and futuristically hypermodern stuff, just some basic systematic safety upgrades that would take advantage of the fact that we are now a society that has things like computing machines and gps. this is not the most high-tech stuff. what they mandated for the u.s. rail system is something called positive train control. a very basic avoidance system that reduces stupid operator error or a train conductor having a heart attack at the engine. it reduces the chance that something unfortunate but human and predictable like that could result in a train derailment or train collision. basically, positive train control is a system that monitors speed limits and track signals, it signals to the train
in the u.s. would have to get just slightly more modern, not like, you know, hydrogen powered cars and jet packs and futuristically hypermodern stuff, just some basic systematic safety upgrades that would take advantage of the fact that we are now a society that has things like computing machines and gps. this is not the most high-tech stuff. what they mandated for the u.s. rail system is something called positive train control. a very basic avoidance system that reduces the risk that stupid operator error or a train conductor having a heart attack at the engine. it reduces the chance that something unfortunate but human and predictable like that could result in a train derailment or train collision. basically, positive train control is a system that monitors speed limits and track signals. it signals to the train engineer
emerged from the enjing battered and bloodied. that car we believe actually tumbled over and over and over numerous times. bostian s lawyer telling abc after being released from the hospital with 15 staples in his head the amtrak engineer has no recollection of the crash. bostian s phone and blood sample are in the hands of investigators. the ntsb and police are eager to interview bostian further when his memory possibly returns. we ve seen situations of operator error in the past but this is an unusual situation. you re right, the train was at a high speed for a fairly long peerriod of time. that s why we feel it s important to get a first hand account from the engineer. richard beale dots bostian will get a fair hearing. there s almost no leniency with the railroad. they re looking to throw you