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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 Hearing on train derailment zeroes in on curves Federal probe of fatal crash near Tacoma By ERICKA CRUZ GUEVARRA Oregon Public Broadcasting The engineer operating the doomed Amtrak 501 train traveling from Seattle to Port- land last December told inves- tigators the train had a differ- ent control panel and displays than what he was used to. The morning of the trip, the engineer planned to get up front, touch the dials and nobs to refamiliarize himself with the train. From the time he sat down in the seat to the time he moved the throttle to pull out of the station, he had just 60 seconds to review the controls before it was time to leave. That train would eventu- ally drive off a 30 mph curve AP Photo/Elaine Thompson An Amtrak train derailed south of Tacoma in December. at 80 mph south of Tacoma, spilling onto the interstate below, killing three people and injuring several dozens more. Victims aboard the train and on the highway have filed at least a dozen lawsuits against Amtrak as a result. But beyond questions about the engineer’s qualifica- tions, National Transportation Safety Board officials raised concerns at an investigative hearing last week about how the problematic curve in the new Point Defiance bypass route fits into the larger narra- tive of derailments caused by dangerous curves. Safety board officials were met with silence by a room full of agency officials respon- sible for the bypass where the derailment took place. Offi- cials from Amtrak, Sound Transit, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Wash- ington Department of Trans- portation could not answer a question about whose respon- sibility it was to mitigate problems with the curve that required trains traveling 80 mph to slow to 30 mph. NTSB chairman Robert Zumwalt pointed to the 2015 Amtrak derailment in Phila- delphia, another incident in 1990 at Boston’s Back Bay station and yet another near the Spuyten Duyvil station in New York City in 2013. Each of those incidents included dangerous curves. “You would think that curves would be very much on the radar so to speak of a railroad these days,” Zumwalt said. “And so I’d love to see what you did to assess the risk associated with this.” DEATH Jammie Rose “Shrub” Foley Warrenton Sept. 12, 1980 — July 5, 2018 FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 67 58 54 Mostly clear this evening; low clouds late Low clouds followed by some sun Full Last July 27 Salem 60/91 Newport 52/64 Coos Bay 54/67 New Aug 4 Aug 11 John Day 62/100 La Grande 60/98 Baker 50/97 Ontario 63/101 Bend 57/97 Burns 51/95 Roseburg 60/93 Brookings 53/73 Klamath Falls 56/94 Lakeview 51/92 Ashland 66/102 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: To Hercules's lower right is the con- stellation Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 11:40 a.m. none Low -0.9 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 94 95 69 96 68 91 103 96 65 66 Today Lo 50 57 53 52 56 56 67 57 52 53 W t t pc s s s s s s s Hi 97 97 70 90 66 94 103 91 64 65 Tues. Lo 50 53 54 51 59 53 63 57 53 55 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 92 100 97 98 98 72 95 96 95 101 Today Lo 50 68 63 60 60 55 66 57 59 65 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 84 102 91 93 91 68 96 92 90 101 Tues. Lo 54 66 63 58 59 59 63 55 60 63 W s s s s s pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo 87 73 83 72 86 65 90 62 85 63 89 66 89 71 62 47 89 75 86 68 90 69 105 87 85 68 92 76 91 78 90 73 92 79 90 77 93 71 94 76 92 70 96 73 74 58 91 61 95 79 Prineville 56/99 Lebanon 58/91 Medford 67/103 UNDER THE SKY City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Times of clouds and sun Pendleton 68/102 The Dalles 68/99 Portland 63/91 Eugene 52/90 Sunset tonight ........................... 9:03 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 5:41 a.m. Moonrise today ......................... 10:08 a.m. Moonset today ......................... 11:40 p.m. High 8.4 ft. 8.3 ft. 68 54 Mostly cloudy Tillamook 53/70 SUN AND MOON Time 5:00 a.m. 6:09 p.m. 66 54 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 54/67 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.04" Normal month to date ....................... 0.61" Year to date .................................... 35.69" Normal year to date ........................ 36.52" July 19 FRIDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 83°/52° Normal high/low ........................... 68°/53° Record high ............................ 86° in 1979 Record low ............................. 40° in 1930 First 67 55 Clouds and sun ALMANAC THURSDAY W t s t pc pc t pc sh sh t pc pc pc pc pc pc t pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc Tues. Hi Lo 89 74 87 70 80 60 87 62 85 65 82 61 93 72 62 44 89 75 84 59 89 66 106 88 84 69 92 72 90 79 89 65 92 79 87 70 92 71 90 70 89 66 96 73 75 60 86 60 91 73 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t t s t s s s sh pc pc pc pc pc t pc t t t t t s s pc s t Jammie Rose “Shrub” Foley passed away with her family and friends. peacefully July 5 at her home in Warrenton with She is survived by her dad, Richard Har- ris-Davis, of Warrenton, Oregon; her sister, family and friends present. Jammie was born in Yuba City, California, Leisa Kiminki and Bryan Kiminki, of Warren- ton, Oregon; nephew, Christopher and raised by her loving parents, Vada Shain, of Warrenton, Oregon; niece, Foley and Richard Harris-Davis. Ashley Antonio-Ramon and Juven- She lived with her family in Grass tino Antonio-Ramon, of Durant, Valley, California, before moving to Oklahoma; nephew, Brian Snow, Astoria, Oregon. She graduated from of Enid, Oklahoma; great-neph- Astoria High School in 1999. ews, Kyler Antonio-Ramon, Mat- She is preceded in death by her teo Antonio-Ramon and Issac Anto- mother, Vada Foley, and by her grand- parents, Howard and Geraldine Shain. nio-Ramon; uncle, James Shain; aunt, Jammie was loved by all, and a Kathy Shain; cousins, Erik Shain and one of a kind. She had a contagious Ana Eyre; uncle, Donald Shain; aunt, Jammie Foley Peggy Shain; and cousins, Ben, Jona- laugh and a smile that could light up than and Nathan Shain, and Rebecca the room. She had a generous heart, Young. and when she loved, she loved with There will be a celebration of life on Sunday, everything inside her. Jammie was the type of person that no matter what time of day or night July 29, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Warrenton Com- munity Center. you were in need, she was there. Contributions for the memorial can be made She loved watching football with her dad, and was a huge Oakland Raiders and Univer- at Wauna Federal Credit Union, account No. sity of Oregon Ducks fan. Jammie had a passion 155769. If any family or friends have any pictures, for sports and loved playing softball, basketball, soccer and volleyball. She loved spending time please email them to foley.jammie@gmail.com ON THE RECORD Assault • At 4:36 p.m. Saturday, Vincent A. Debel- lis, 40, of Sherwood, was arrested by Sea- side police on the 2360 block of Roosevelt Drive and charged with fourth-degree assault and strangulation. Debellis allegedly gave a woman a black eye, held her down by her neck and choked her during a domestic dispute. DUII • At 2:16 a.m. Saturday, Justin T. Peter- son 35, of Hammond, was arrested by Sea- side police on the 1200 block of G Street and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. CORRECTION Address incorrect — The new location of Old Things and Objects is 1144 Commercial St., Astoria. A page 9 story in Thursday’s Coast Weekend incorrectly listed the old address, 1015 Com- mercial St. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Ecola Creek Watershed Com- mittee, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St., Cannon Beach. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WHY TRAVEL? WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND PREDICTABLE SYSTEMS AVAILABLE! Klemp Family Dentistry offers Implants • CT scan Same day dentures Guided implant placement All on 4 implant denture X-Rays TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Port of Astoria Commission, 4 p.m., Suite 209, 10 Pier 1. Astoria Historic Landmarks Commission, 5:15 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Sunset Empire Park and Rec- reation District, 5:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Lewis & Clark Fire Department Board, 7 p.m., main fire station, 34571 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. Seaside Planning Commission, 7 p.m., work session, City Hall, 989 Broadway. 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And that one is at (milepost) 19.8.” Michael DeCataldo, Amtrak’s vice president of operations, said Amtrak has since strengthened the qual- ifications required for train operators. Qualifications for operat- ing on certain train routes will depend on the difficulty of the route. Locomotive engineers will be required to do a mini- mum of four round trips over an entire route before they can qualify to operate on the route. The engineer operating the Amtrak 501 train had operated just one round trip over the new territory, tell- ing the qualifying conductor that the Dec. 18 trip was “a learning experience for him,” according to investigative documents. “Looking back, we have seen gaps in our qualification process and we will address those,” DeCataldo said. OBITUARIES July 15, 2018 WESTERHOLM, Shannon Lee, 42, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. TONIGHT The curve near Tacoma, at around milepost 19 on the new bypass, has since been identi- fied by the agency responsi- ble for reviewing designs for the bypass as the one curve in the route that would par- ticularly benefit from an auto- matic braking technology known as Positive Train Con- trol, or PTC. The technol- ogy is meant to slow or stop speeding trains automatically. The NTSB has advocated for the technology for years, with much resistance from railroads and freight compa- nies that complained about the complex nature of the undertaking. Congress pushed back a federal deadline requiring the installation of PTC on all Class I railroads to this December. “Positive Train Control will help everywhere,” said Martin Young, program man- ager with Sound Transit. “But there was one curve in partic- Implants in progress KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com After implants and veneers Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. 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