Based on the press conference in the previous post the switch into the siding was padlocked in place for the siding not the mainline, they also stated that the freight worked the car carrier yard on the other side of the mainline then pulled north onto the mainline and backed down into the siding at that point the freight crew left the train, obviously someone had the responsability for resetting the switch to the mainline alignment, unless there was a signal further north on the line indicating that switch alignment the Amtrack crew at 2:30 in the morning would only have realized at the last moment the situation at 50 mph. I would think at a dispatcher/control board somewhere on the system there would be indicator lights for the mainline blocks and switch alignments. Tragic situation JMO
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