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NTSB Says No Evidence Engineer Used Cell Phone At Time Of Crash

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The engineer of Amtrak Train 188, which derailed while en route to New York on May 12, was not using his cell phone at the time of the crash according to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday. 

The conductor of Amtrak train 188 was not using his cell phone at the time of derailment.

The conductor of Amtrak train 188 was not using his cell phone at the time of derailment.

Photo Credit: NTSB
Joe Jenkins

To determine whether the phone was in “airplane mode” or was powered off, investigators in the NTSB laboratory in Washington have been examining the phone’s operating system, which contains more than 400,000 files of meta-data.

Analysis of the phone records does not indicate that any calls, texts, or data usage occurred during the time the engineer was operating the train. Amtrak’s records confirm that the engineer did not access the train’s Wi-Fi system while he was operating the locomotive.

 

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