A late Amtrak "Cardinal" train approaches Dolton Junction after having crossed 142nd Street on the Union Pacific Villa Grove subdivision. This train was running about 75 minutes late. (Photo: VXLA, reproduced under a Creative Commons license)
Engineer in Philadelphia train crash has long advocated for rail safety
Thirty-two year old Brandon Bostian, the engineer behind the controls of Amtrak’s wrecked Regional Train 188, has a long history of passionately championing rail safety, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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