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FRA Engineer Certification	29
Event Recorder Regulations	30
ANALYSIS
General	30
The Accident	31
Advance Warning Devices	32
Brake Inspections and Test	33
Instructing Engrneer's and Apprentice's Performance Before Derailment	33
Locomotive Engineer Training and FRA Qualification	35
Locomotive Engineer Training Program	35
Amtrak Locomotive Engineer Training Deficiencies	35
Training and Qualification on the IIT Simulator	37
Training and Qualifications for instructing Engineers	38
Sources of Engineer Training Program Deficiencies	38
FRA Locomotive Engineer certification Requirements	39
Locomotive Event Recorders	39
Survival Aspects and Emergency Response	40
CONCLUSIONS
Findings	40
Probable Cause	41
RECOMMENDATIONS	41
APPENDIXES
Appendix A—Investigation and Hearing/Deposition	43
Appendix B—Personnel Information	45
Appendix C—Outline of Locomotive Engineer Training Program	47
Appendix D—Apprentice Performance valuation Farm to Be Completed by Instructing Engineers	55