Philadelphia Amtrak crash

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Philadelphia_Amtrak_crash
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:cause excessive speed
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 2015-05-12
gptkbp:derailment yes
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Brandon_Bostian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philadelphia Amtrak crash
gptkbp:impact prompted calls for safety improvements
gptkbp:injuries over 200
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:National_Transportation_Safety_Board
gptkbp:legalIssue engineer charged and later acquitted
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:Port_Richmond_neighborhood
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableVictim gptkb:Jim_Gaines
gptkb:Rachel_Jacobs
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Amtrak
gptkbp:positiveTrainControl not yet installed at time of crash
gptkbp:route Washington, D.C. to New York City
gptkbp:speedAtDerailment 106 mph
gptkbp:speedLimitAtCurve 50 mph
gptkbp:trainCarsDerailed all 7 passenger cars and locomotive
gptkbp:trainNumber 188
gptkbp:typeOfTrain gptkb:Amtrak_Northeast_Regional
gptkbp:victim 8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Transportation_Safety_Board
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5