I am sure you are right about the engineer realizing what was happening, unfortunately even if the train was at the posted track speed of 49 mph or less the short distance to the parked 2 engines and the train behind them represented a relatively immovable barrier for the Amtrack train with minimal protection for the crew up front. the lead freight engine was wiped out by the force of the crash, it was empty at that time. Correct me if I am wrong but would it not be the freight crews responsibility to realign the switch once they had cleared the mainline into the siding to park their train. JMO
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