After Deadly Crash, Amtrak Must Retrain Workers on Safety
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- After an Amtrak crash killed two people and injured dozens more outside Philadelphia on Sunday, the Federal Railroad Administration is directing the transit company to retrain workers on basic safety protocols.
WJZ's Alex DeMetrick reports.
The Amtrak maintenance workers killed when the train struck the backhoe they were on were 61-year-old Joseph Carter Jr., of Wilmington, Delaware, and supervisor Peter Adamovich, 59, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.
If established protocols had been followed, "they would have found that there was going to be a train within a certain amount of time on track three and they'd do their maintenance on track one and two," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). "Somehow they didn't check that."
A new statement from Amtrak's president says "we agree with the FRA directive and are moving to immediately take action."
The FRA is directing Amtrak to have a safety standdown as soon as possible for workers and supervisors to review safety rules.
The National Transportation Safety Board expects to issue a preliminary findings report on the crash within 10 days.
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