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'''Brandon Bostian''' was the 32-year-old [[Amtrak]] train engineer (driver) who was at the controls on May 12, 2015, when his northbound train accelerated sharply just prior to entering a curve at more than double the speed limit.<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-crash/amtrak-crash-train-was-gaining-speed-it-approached-curve-n359191</ref>  The train then derailed, killing eight people and injuring more than 200; four days after the crash, 17 passengers continued to be hospitalized.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/us/philadelphia-amtrak-train-derailment/</ref>  Bostian himself was treated for injuries and released by a hospital the same day of the crash.

'''Brandon Bostian''' was the 32-year-old [[Amtrak]] train engineer (driver) who was at the controls on May 12, 2015, when his northbound train accelerated sharply just prior to entering a curve at more than double the speed limit.<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-crash/amtrak-crash-train-was-gaining-speed-it-approached-curve-n359191</ref>  The train then derailed, killing eight people and injuring more than 200; four days after the crash, 17 passengers continued to be hospitalized.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/us/philadelphia-amtrak-train-derailment/</ref>  Bostian himself was treated for injuries and released by a hospital the same day of the crash.

Bostian subsequently told investigators that he could not recall any of the facts surrounding the crash, although on the same day after the crash he did reportedly speak with a friend and edit his Facebook profile to darken his image.  Bostian was an expert on trains, with one friend saying he was "obsessed" with them.<ref>http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/high-school-friends-speak-about-bostian/20131/PM-0mEr8TkeTyRPJahLu9w</ref>

Bostian subsequently told investigators that he could not recall any of the facts surrounding the crash, although on the same day after the crash he did reportedly speak with a friend and edit his Facebook profile to darken his image.  Bostian was an expert on trains, with one friend saying he was "obsessed" with them.<ref name="students">http://www.localmemphis.com/story/d/story/high-school-friends-speak-about-bostian/20131/PM-0mEr8TkeTyRPJahLu9w</ref>

When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter criticized Bostian, not by name, for the reckless speed, the media and the NTSB lashed back at ... Nutter.  The media then published stories from friends of Bostian who praised him.  The NTSB claimed that Bostian was "extremely cooperative" with the investigation, even though he asserted that he could not recall the circumstances of the crash.  Mayor Nutter properly dismissed the theory, promoted by the media, than an unidentified flying object such as a rock may have caused the crash.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/13/cnr.06.html</ref>

When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter criticized Bostian, not by name, for the reckless speed, the media and the NTSB lashed back at ... Nutter.  The media then published stories from friends of Bostian who praised him.  The NTSB claimed that Bostian was "extremely cooperative" with the investigation, even though he asserted that he could not recall the circumstances of the crash.  Mayor Nutter properly dismissed the theory, promoted by the media, than an unidentified flying object such as a rock may have caused the crash.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1505/13/cnr.06.html</ref>

An attorney for several of the victims was more candid:<ref>http://6abc.com/news/sources-human-error-led-to-amtrak-train-derailment/729203/</ref>

An attorney for several of the victims was more candid:<ref>http://6abc.com/news/sources-human-error-led-to-amtrak-train-derailment/729203/</ref>

{{cquote|The conduct of the engineer is both unfathomable and unconscionable.}}

{{cquote|The conduct of the engineer is both unfathomable and unconscionable.}}

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