Antonio Perez President and CEO, Talgo, Inc. 1000 Second Ave., Suite 1950 Seattle, WA 98104 October 29, 2019 Via E-mail to
[email protected] The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board 490 L’Enfant Plaza East, SW Washington DC 20594 Re: Talgo, Inc. Petition for Reconsideration of National Transportation Safety Board Investigation No. RRD18MR001, Accident Report NTSB/RAR-19/01 Dear Chairman Sumwalt: In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 845.32, Talgo, Inc. petitions the National Transportation Safety Board to reconsider several of its findings and safety recommendations and its statement of the probable cause of the injuries and fatalities sustained in the high-speed derailment of Amtrak train 501 near DuPont, Washington, on December 18, 2017. Talgo also requests an opportunity to meet with the NTSB Board Members and the NTSB investigators considering this Petition to assist in their understanding of the information contained herein. Sincerely, Antonio Perez President and CEO, Talgo, Inc. Attachments: (1) Certificate of Service (2) Talgo, Inc. Petition for Reconsideration Page 2 Chairman Sumwalt October 29, 2019 cc: The Honorable Bruce Landsberg, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board The Honorable Jennifer Homendy, Member, National Transportation Safety Board Michael Hiller, Investigator-in-Charge, National Transportation Safety Board Investigation No. RRD18MR001 Kathleen Silbaugh, General Counsel, National Transportation Safety Board Scott Barrett, Party Coordinator, Federal Railroad Administration