"The action by the Attorney General's Office, which includes eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, is the correct course, and it is in the best interest of the public to hold Mr. Brandon Bostian accountable," said Thomas R. Kline, one of several lawyers who pressed Neifield to authorize charges against Bostian. "I firmly believe that the overwhelming evidence of Brandon Bostian operating a train at 106 mph in a 50 mph zone, around a curve, consciously accelerating and then consciously decelerating, while having responsibility for the safety of 248 people meets the standard of reckless endangerment."