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 Message 3183 
 Adam H. Kerman to Jishnu Mukerji 
 Re: AP estimates train in deadly crash w 
 15 May 15 13:49:54 
 
From: ahk@chinet.com

Jishnu Mukerji  wrote:

>It looks like the train started accelerating soon after exiting the
>previous curve, which suggests that due to loss of situational
>awareness, the Engineer may have mistaken that curve to be the Ford
>Curve which immediately follows the Frankford Curve, and the speed limit
>after that rises to 110mph. Just one hypothesis that fits the observed
>facts. There could be others too that need to be discounted before one
>settles on a specific hypothesis as the most likely.

The engineer isn't going to admit to anything. He's, uh, forgotten,
as instructed by his attorney.

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