• published: 15 May 2015
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Amtrak conductor said he thought he heard saying train engineer was hit by an object and the FBI called in to investigate Director derailed Amtrak train engineer Brandon Bostian heard on the radio the engineer SEPTA SEPTA said Bostian engineer his train had been "hit by a rock or shot ' Amtrak says engineer said he thought his train had also been hit NTSB saw the damage to the "lower left hand windscreen Amtrak ' FBI will provide technical assistance in the examination before Amtrak 'Missile' broken windshield on the SEPTA train in Philadelphia on Tuesday SEPTA train object struck just before Amtrak train derailed same corridor Another Amtrak train was hit by projectiles few minutes before the accident SEPTA officials said there is no suggestion of the incidents are connected An assistant director on Amtrak 188 told investigators the National Transportation Safety Board heard a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority engineer telling an engineer the Amtrak train has been "hit by a rock or shot '. She said she thought she heard Brandon Bostian Amtrak engineer replied that his train had also been hit. NTSB spokesman Robert Sumwalt said: "Right after listening to this conversation reminded his engineer and SEPTA train engineer said he leaned over her." Sumwalt said his team has "seen the damage to the left windshield Amtrak's bottom and has asked the FBI to see it to see if it was hit by an object. Another Amtrak and SEPTA commuter train traveling in the same corridor as the train from Washington to New York were hit by projectiles few minutes before the accident Tuesday afternoon. The FBI will provide technical assistance in examining the front of the Amtrak locomotive. The Amtrak train engineer, 32 years old, Bostian, has been "extremely cooperative" but told NTSB officials he could not remember what happened in the accident in Philadelphia. Bostian lawyer said earlier that his client suffered a concussion in the crash and had no recollection of the wreck. The lawyer added Bostian had not been using her cell phone and had not been drinking or using drugs, but researchers will not have the results of toxicology tests on the engineer 'time'. SEPTA commuter train traveling in the same corridor as the Amtrak train on Tuesday night was hit by a bullet a few minutes before the train from Washington to New York crashed 5 SEPTA commuter train traveling in the same corridor as the Amtrak train on Tuesday night was hit by a bullet a few minutes before the train from Washington to New York crashed The Northeast Regional train derailed on a curve. Researchers say the train accelerated from 70 mph to over 100 mph in the minute before it went into the curve. The NTSB is looking to see if any mechanical abnormality could explain the sudden acceleration. Eight people were killed and over 200 wounded - including eight critically - after the train left the tracks. The speed limit just before the curve was 80 mph and the curve was 50 mph. Another Amtrak train was hit in the left side by a shell on the night of Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Madison Calvert passenger sitting next to the window that was hit just after 9pm. He said, 'I just thought that someone might have thrown something in it. 'I had no idea. 'The window did not break through. But it shattered. ' The damage was documented by Amtrak police. SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams said Wednesday he did not know what was the projectile, but the window of the engineer broke around 21:25 near the SEPTA station north of Philadelphia. No injuries in the incident and 80 train passengers were transferred to buses were reported. SEPTA said there is no evidence that is related to the derailment. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said it was probably just thrown rocks or other element on the train. Williams said the commuter train bound for Trenton was arrested and the incident was being investigated when Amtrak derailment occurred about three and a half mile away. Williams says dispatches Amtrak SEPTA Trenton line and was aware of the incident.