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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''' is an Amtrak engineer.  When he was 32-years-old, he 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 was born in St. Louis, Missouri.  His parents, Betty Deene Bostian and M Gregory Bostian, are attorneys who raised him in Memphis, Tennessee.  He attended Altruria Elementary, Elmore Park Middle School and Bartlett High School where Bostian graduated in 2001.  Bostian graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management in 2006.<ref name=mail>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082022/Speeding-Amtrak-driver-living-dream-Engineer-obsessed-railroads-bring-subway-maps-vacation-souvenirs.html|title=Speeding Amtrak driver called for train safety technology on curves like one he drove into at 102mph and had been 'obsessed by trains' from childhood|date=May 14, 2015|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>

Bostian was born in St. Louis, Missouri.  His parents, Betty Deene Bostian and M Gregory Bostian, are attorneys who raised him in Memphis, Tennessee.  He attended Altruria Elementary, Elmore Park Middle School and Bartlett High School where Bostian graduated in 2001.  Bostian graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management in 2006.<ref name=mail>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082022/Speeding-Amtrak-driver-living-dream-Engineer-obsessed-railroads-bring-subway-maps-vacation-souvenirs.html|title=Speeding Amtrak driver called for train safety technology on curves like one he drove into at 102mph and had been 'obsessed by trains' from childhood|date=May 14, 2015|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>

Sources tell Fox 29 Bostian called 911 from his phone after he struggled his way out of the locomotive. He told investigators he was dazed. He had a gash on his head that later required 15 staples. Nonetheless, he calmly reported the crash and asked for help, but never identified himself as the train's engineer.}}

Sources tell Fox 29 Bostian called 911 from his phone after he struggled his way out of the locomotive. He told investigators he was dazed. He had a gash on his head that later required 15 staples. Nonetheless, he calmly reported the crash and asked for help, but never identified himself as the train's engineer.}}

 

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