Engineer at Controls of Derailed Amtrak Train Has Been Identified
Amtrak,Transportation,General News
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The engineer of the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night has been identified by multiple news outlets as Brandon Bostian, 32, of Bronx, New York. However, the question still remains: Why was the train going over 106 mph in a 50 mph zone?
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