Amtrak engineer in deadly wreck may have been distracted, official says

By Nicole Darrah, Fox News; December 19, 2017

Federal investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer operating a train which derailed and killed three people Monday morning in Washington state was distracted by an employee-in-training, an official told The Associated Press.

Investigators, according to the official, want to determine if the engineer lost “situational awareness” while operating the train during its inaugural ride because of the second person in the train car.

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