Transportation safety board said the train had been accelerating for about a minute before it reached 106mph, more than twice the speed limit and derailed on a curve. Kris van cleave in philadelphia begins our coverage. Reporter with repair efforts under way amtraks president and c. E. O. , joseph boardman, took us to the tracks near the crash site. When you got the news the train was going that fast when it hit this curve sir what went through your mind . Its kind of a sickening feeling. There was a heartbreaking situation when you looked at the video that you saw out here. We certainly were concerned for our customers our crew. It was a very difficult time. Report the trains engineer, Brandon Bostian remains at the center of the investigation. The engine he was operating is believed to have rolled over numerous times after it derailed while navigating a sharp curve at more than two times the speed limit. The National Transportation safety boards Robert Sumwalt today said bostian has
Transportation safety board said the train had been accelerating for about a minute before it reached 106mph, more than twice the speed limit and derailed on a curve. Kris van cleave in philadelphia begins our coverage. Reporter with repair efforts under way amtraks president and c. E. O. , joseph boardman, took us to the tracks near the crash site. When you got the news the train was going that fast when it hit this curve sir what went through your mind . Its kind of a sickening feeling. There was a heartbreaking situation when you looked at the video that you saw out here. We certainly were concerned for our customers our crew. It was a very difficult time. Report the trains engineer, Brandon Bostian remains at the center of the investigation. The engine he was operating is believed to have rolled over numerous times after it derailed while navigating a sharp curve at more than two times the speed limit. The National Transportation safety boards Robert Sumwalt today said bostian has
Of books that you may not know about of the lines. We are pleased to be at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia this week, and we are joined by the president of the university dementia is the coauthor of this book, the spirit of compromise, white governing demands it and campaigning undermines it. President , are we a politically compromising nation . We were created in compromise. A lot of people think of the revolutionary war, which separated us from our mother country, but if you recall, i know you werent there then, but if you recall it historically speaking our Founding Fathers crafted a compromise that created the constitution. They were as polarized as any set of americans who had been throughout our country and history. There were a pro and anti slavery and yet they compromised. So, yes, we were founded in compromise. Today compromise has become more difficult than ever before. What do you mean when you talk about the uncompromising mindset . Well, we live in an era t
President of the university of pennsylvania talked to book tv about her latest book the spirit of compromise. She also talked about her role as the president of the university. This interview recorded at the university of pennsylvania and philadelphia is part of booktvs college series, and its about 20 minutes. You are watching book tv on cspan2, and one of the things we like to do one book tv is visit college campuses. We can talk to professors who are also authors showcasing books that you may not know about otherwise. We are pleased to be at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia this week and we are joined by the president of the university, amy gutmann coming and she is the call author of this book, the spirit of compromise why government demands it and campaigning underlines it. President gutmann come are we a politically compromising nation . We were created in compromise. A lot of people think of the revolutionary war, which separated us from our mother country, but if
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