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Before that crash. cnns erin mcgloughlin reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: the mystery of amtrak 188 continues at the center of the investigation. a fist-sized marking on the windshield and the possibility before it derailed the train was hit by an unknown object. last week the conductor of the doomed amtrak train, told investigators she overheard brian bostian say the train had been struck by something. >> at this point we really want to chase this lead down. >> reporter: transportation o...

Officials are also investigating reports that minutes before the crash, other trains in the area were also hit by projectiles. the windshield of a septa commuter train was shattered as was the passenger window of an amtrak excella train. >> we were definitely alarmed. we never heard that sound on a train. we take the train often between d.c. and new york. it was frightening. >> reporter: philadelphia native howard brown says these reports do not surprise him. he says the police rarely patrol thi...