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Maneuvering the curve where 188 derailed without problems. technology called automatic train control is now in place to slow northbound trains before the curve. >> if they were able to put atc in over the weekend, some are going to say, if it was this simple why not before? >> from the north to the south, you ear coming from a high rate of speed, 110 down to 50. you had to have it there. but from the south, the maximum speed was 80 and you could get around this corner at 80. >> reporter: at the ...

It would have been time to think. >> how about you? one reason to lead to another? >> it feels like a red herring, they are steering us away from it. if it did startle him in some way, perhaps theres a link. accidents offer a series of seemingly desperate events that lead to the accident. maybe this is part of it. >> we know the federal railroad administration has ordered amtrak to take additional steps. we have a full still of some of the things they are asking for. install automatic train cont...

The ntsb says they found no evidence to back up an assistant conductors claim she heard the engineer say train 188 had been hit. >> weve interviewed the septa engineer and he did not recall having any conversation between him and the amtrak engineer but nevertheless we do have this mark on the windshield the amtrak train and certainly want to trace that lead down. >> reporter: amtrak restored full service today along the busy northeast corridor. maneuvering the curve where 188 derailed without p...

Some people. >> positive train control includes an element which is the communication based signaling. the systems have been in place since the 1800s and the type of signals and what they mean. communication based signaling would have direct input into the automatic train control. they group those together as positive train control. thats what they are talking about when they talk about automated train control. >> so why hasnt that been there? is this money? is it congress dragging their feet? w...

Two deadly accidents. if it was this easy why wasnt this done year ago? >> amtrak had an explanation in the press release or explanation to the media. they said they put it on one way on the train as opposed to positive train control. they put it on one way. they thought operationally it made sense one way but not the other because of the speed which one would be traveling over that particular track. but automatic train control the thing they said have now put on the track, its very old technolo...

The use of a speed control system at the site where manhattan bound train derailed tuesday killing eight people. it was going more than twice the speed limit for that stretch of the rail system. the system is already in place and in use in the southbound side of the route. it will be activated on the northbound rails. brian is live in philadelphia. >> well amtraks ceo says he was onaunaware of the loophole that only the southbound trains had the automatic train control that slows down speeding t...

>> well its not quite as cut and dried as all of that. in fact, if i could add some texture on some of your earlier discussion congress has already authorized what they call positive train control system to be in by the end of the year. the truth is, they already have something called automatic train control and thats what the ntsb and fra is insisting be put in place when they put this line back in place. automatic train control is what they call it, and its something that is not quite as compr...

Right now because the engineer says he doesnt remember. the question is, is it possible when the brick or whatever it was hit amtrak 188, did it so rattle the engineer that he lost situational awareness? he forgot he was supposed to start slowing down because the train at that point was speeding up? keep in mind, that engineer was only on that stretch of these tracks for three weeks. thats it. they had been having problem with rock throwers on this stretch of the track for more than 100 years. t...

National security risk. >> i think she has to answer some very fundamental questions. a, why did you do this? you have the whole state department the government its a secure system. secondly how third is what did she do when she discarded the material that was there. those are important questions. >> shes not answering any questions right now, senator. >> by the way, who made the judgments? her, her personal staff? as it relates to what was personal and what was governmental. this is incredible....

More than 200 people were injured. friday, the youngest victim 20-year-old justin zemser was laid to rest. the naval academy midshipmen was traveling home on leave. hundreds attended his funeral which include full military honors. the federal railroad administration ordered amtrak to take measures to improve safety on the northeast corridor. joining me from philadelphia msnbc correspondent adam reyes. what are the orders issued by the administration? >> reporter: good morning. three orders. one ...