Originally Posted by KOOLjock1:
Both the Burlington Free Press and WPTZ-TV say that the Conductor was running the locomotive during yesterday's incident. Has anyone else heard this?
Fairly typical of today's media. They all seem to think that an "Engineer" is a BS Degreed designer if things, whereas EVERYBODY knows that the Conductor "drives the train"!
Was the Engineer incapacitated and removed at Montpelier or earlier in the run?
Probably not.
Are Amtrak Conductors now trained in the operation of locomotives?
Don't think so.
Does the BLW have a statement?
What is "the BLW"? Baldwin Locomotive Works, has generally been abbreviated as BLW.
Jon