The NTSB refuted the charge that Brandon had been checking his cell phone at the time of the crash. It verified Brandon’s account that his phone had been tucked away in his bag. The story barely made a dent in the news.

Do you remember Amtrak 188? The mystery of the crash has yet to be solved and the nation’s infrastructure—including railways—keeps crumbling, but the media’s attention has effortlessly flitted to a host of other things…. 

My friend Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak 188 engineer | Bleader | Chicago Reader

The coverage of this incident, like government’s treatment and handling of Amtrak and trains in general, was and continued to be irresponsible, sensationalized, without any basis in fact or reasoned analysis, embarrassingly incompetent, and just a complete and utter shit-show.