System notifies engineer when train is above the speed limit and automatically applies brakes if the engineer does not respond Conductor on derailed train said she overheard Amtrak Train 188 engineer Brandon Bostian report on the radio that his train was hit in the windshield Federal officials want Amtrak to immediately expand use of a speed-restriction system in the area of Tuesday's deadly derailment to northbound trains like the one that went off the rails in Philadelphia at more than 100mph. This comes as the FBI announced that it is investigating a report that the Amtrak train that crashed could have been 'shot at' moments before it derailed, killing eight and injuring 200.
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