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Ken Hylander will report directly to President/CEO Richard Anderson and be responsible for implementing a proven Safety Management System at Amtrak.
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Officials have been unable to interview the engineer, or the other crew member who was in the lead locomotive, because of their injuries sustained in the crash, according to a preliminary report that was released.
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Three people were killed, and dozens were injured. Federal investigators say they are looking into whether the engineer was distracted.
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Inward-facing video with audio captured the crew’s actions and their conversations.
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Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite both worked in the transportation industry.
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At least three people were killed and about 100 were injured. Officials also report that PTC was not activated on the train.
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The Amtrak train, which operates between Seattle and Portland, had just begun using a new high-speed route Monday morning.
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The app provides real-time gate, train, and boarding information for Amtrak customers and also helps direct passengers throughout the station to find gates, exits, ATMs, and restaurants.
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At about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday when the third, fourth, and fifth cars of the eight-car train derailed. The derailed cars remained upright, and the other five cars and the locomotive remained on the tracks. There were three passengers on the train at the time; there were no injuries.
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The train engineer saw equipment and people working on and near track 3 and initiated emergency braking that slowed the train from 106 mph to approximately 99 mph at the time of impact.
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