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The engineer talking to a septa engineer. she recalled that the septa engineer had reported to the train dispatcher that he had either been hit by a rock or shot at. and that the septa engineer said that he had a broken windshield and he placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about -- she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. our investigation is not independently confirmed thi...

Treated for that after the accident was he hit by a projectile and incapacitated just as the train was speeding up? this morning new questions about the chain of events tuesday night. minutes before amtrak train 188s derailment, a pennsylvania regional septa train reported it had been hit by a rock or shot at damaging the front windshield. on friday the ntsb said it had also found something unusual on the windshield of the derailed amtrak train. >> we have seen damage to the left-hand lower port...

Engineer had reported to the train dispatch her that he had either been hit by a rock or shot at. and that the septa engineer said that he had a broken windshield and he placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about -- she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. our investigation is not independently confirmed this information, but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portio...

Independently confirmed with this information but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. >> joining me now former chairman of the ntsb, jim hall. jim, with a welcome to you, what do you make of this report that perhaps something hit the trains windshield before the crash? >> well, alex, its another piece of information, important, obviously, to the investigation. but it does not negate the fact that po...

And that the septa engineer said he had a broken windshield and placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about about she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. this is her recollection, and certainly we are going to be conducting further investigation of this -- of this comment. our investigation is not independently confirmed this information, but we have seen damage to the left-...

Train dispatcher that he had either been hit by a rock or shot at. and that the septa engineer said that he had a broken windshield, and he placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about -- she also believe that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. this is her recollection and certainly we are going to be conducting further investigation of this comment. our investigation is not independently conf...