{"id":41028,"date":"2017-05-15T15:28:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T19:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=41028"},"modified":"2017-05-15T15:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T19:28:14","slug":"amtrak-engineer-faces-criminal-charges-2015-philadelphia-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/amtrak-engineer-faces-criminal-charges-2015-philadelphia-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak engineer faces criminal charges in 2015 Philadelphia crash","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/05\/12\/528206181\/amtrak-engineer-charged-in-deadly-2015-philadelphia-train-crash\">NPR.org<\/a> recently reported that Brandon Bostian is facing eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of causing or risking a catastrophe and several counts of reckless endangerment &#8211; for the 2015 Amtrak crash near Philadelphia. Bostian, an experienced train engineer, was operating the train when it derailed. Eight people died in the crash, 200 were i<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38769 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Amtrak-high-speed-rail_Philadelphia-background-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>njured and 11 were critically injured. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, human error was cited as the official cause. Read the entire article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/05\/12\/528206181\/amtrak-engineer-charged-in-deadly-2015-philadelphia-train-crash\">here.<\/a><br \/>\nRail and safety experts believe that PTC brake technology may have prevented the deadly crash.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fra.dot.gov\/ptc\">Click here<\/a> to learn more about PTC technology.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPR.org recently reported that Brandon Bostian is facing eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of causing or risking a catastrophe and several counts of reckless endangerment &#8211; for the 2015 Amtrak crash near Philadelphia. Bostian, an experienced train engineer, was operating the train when it derailed. 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