Judge: Prosecutors can try to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in the 2015 Philadelphia fatal train crash, arrives at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Wednesday is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case against Bostian.
Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in the 2015 Philadelphia fatal train crash, arrives at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Wednesday is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case against Bostian. Matt Rourke — The Associated Press

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Brandon Bostian, center, the Amtrak engineer involved in the 2015 Philadelphia fatal train crash, arrives at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Wednesday is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case against Bostian.
Brandon Bostian, center, the Amtrak engineer involved in the 2015 Philadelphia fatal train crash, arrives at the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Wednesday is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case against Bostian. Matt Rourke — The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA >> The fight to reinstate criminal charges against the engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia will carry over into next year.

A judge on Wednesday told prosecutors that she’ll review Brandon Bostian’s case and set a hearing for February.

A different judge in September threw out involuntary manslaughter and other charges after finding evidence pointed to an accident.

Eight people died and more than 200 people were injured when the train rounded a curve at more than twice the speed limit and derailed. Investigators concluded Bostian had lost his bearings.

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Like in the fatal crash involving a speeding Amtrak train this week in Washington state, the track where the Philadelphia crash occurred did not have the technology that can automatically slow or stop a speeding train.

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