most likely would not have prevented the derailment. we have confirmed that ptc was not installed on this line. sound transit had centralized traffic control which is ctc and this is a system that allows for dispatch direction over the train. ctc is not ptc, however. ctc cannot enforce speed restrictions on a train like ptc can. two of three people killed in the derailment have now been identified. jim hamre and zack willhoite. they were advocates for passenger railroad service and members of the rail passenger s association. no explanation for why the train was going 80 miles an hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. caught on body cam in south florida, pembroke pines police officer dragged for a half a mile through the century village
the 30-mile-per-hour limit. the emergency brake was automatically activated after when the accident was occurring, rather than being initiated by the engineer. reporter: the train was making its first passenger run between seattle and portland on newly upgraded track, filled with rail lovers like zach willhoite and jim hamre, two of the three people who died. it was like being inside an exploding bomb. reporter: beverly and charlie heebner were excited for that maiden run, too. i saw her legs, i reached down and i shook one, and she shook it back. i said, oh, boy, are you all right? and she said, i think so. reporter: drivers who saw it all happen came running to help. even when people were pinned under the train, i just like, i grabbed the dude s hand and was, like, rubbing his back. reporter: the new stretch of track was equipped with a safety system called positive train control, or ptc. transponders along the tracks exchange signals with the train s onboard co
who knew a scalpel could work thousands of miles away? (dr. vasquez) it s going to be life-changing, and life-saving. welcome back, everyone. the search for answers continues following that deadly amtrak derailment in washington state. officials with the ntsb say the train was traveling toward a curve at 80 miles an hour when it derailed off an overpass. two victims identified as zack willhoite and jim hamre both train enthusiasts and excited to be on the train s first inaugural ride. according to the associated press investigators are looking into whether the train s
the president did say that this tax cut bill would cost him a fortune. that was false, right? no, because on the personal side, this actually could impact the president in a large way. and the search for answers continues for the deadly amtrak derailment in washington state. officials with the ntsb said the train was traveling toward the curve at 80 miles per hour, 50 miles over the speed limit when it derailed off the overpass killing three people. two victims have been identified as zack willhoite and jim hamre, both train enthusiasts and excited to be on the inaugural ride. investigators are looking into when the train s engineer may have been distracted by an employee in training at the time of the derailment. officials say it s difficult to determine why the train was going so fast but the company said last night that the company is dedicated to ensuring that another accident doesn t occur.
train. ctc is not ptc, however. ctc cannot enforce speed restrictions on a train like ptc can. two of the three people killed in the derailment have now been identified. jim hamre and zack willhoite were members of the rail passengers association. still no explanation for why the train was going 80 miles an hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. the ntsb says it is waiting to interview crew members who are hospitalized. more from dupont, washington. reporter: dave and christine, we re learning new information from the ntsb about the moments before this devastating train derailment. recovery here at the scene continues. what you re looking at over there is what is left of a passenger car, it just shows the force of the deadly force of a train derailment. the ntsb in their news conference saying the lead