Luke 21:7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?” Luke 21:11 "There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and epidemics in many lands, and there will be terrifying things (that which strikes terror), and great miraculous signs in the heavens."
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) say the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia accelerated from 70 to over 100 miles per hour as it entered the curve where it jumped the tracks.
At 106 miles per hour, the train was over twice the 50 miles per hour speed limit for the curve.
The discovery was made after reviewing a video taken from a camera facing the front of the train according to the NTSB.
NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt says he’s hopeful the engineer will be able to give clarity as to why the train accelerated into the curve.
“What I believe is a very good way to interview people is, honestly, to not ask them questions, to basically give them a figurative blank sheet of paper and ask them what they recall,” Sumwalt said Thursday. “Really, we want to know his account of what he recalls leading into this tragic accident.”
Robert Goggin, attorney for engineer Brandon Bostian, says that his client cannot remember anything about the crash.
“He remembers coming into the curve, he remembers attempting to reduce speed, but thereafter he was knocked out just like all the other passengers on the train,” Goggin said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” program. He said Bostian suffered a concussion and gash on his head.
“We will have to wait for his memory to come back or for other facts to be ascertained by the NTSB,” the lawyer said.
Eight people died in the accident after the remains of the eighth victim were found today by cadaver dogs. All 243 people on board the train have now been accounted for by Philadelphia officials.
