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The maiden voyage of the new high speed service and how ironic and sad they perished in a train accident just one week before christmas. the mangled passenger cars that spilled onto the freeway have been hauled away for further examination as amtrak comes under fire for launching its new line before activating speed control technology that they say might have prevented mondays derailment. meantime a four-mile stretch of interstate 5 remains closed. moments ago state highway officials said they s...

>> jon: fox news alert now. federal investigators in the deadly amtrak wreck wanted to know whether the engineer might have been distracted by a second person in his cab as the train hit the curve as more than twice the speed limit. we have details on this from dupont, washington another concern for investigators. >> the big question is here why amtrak launched the high speed service before activating speed control technology that might have prevented a derailment like we saw here monday. this t...

Radialway road. this train accident technical speculation is indicating that possibly the train ran into something. and thats what caused the tumbling cars. also, there was speed involved so we have a lot of momentum involved in here which tossed the cars off the elm bankment and then most importantly this was going into historic bridge. and had very little embankment control for having the cars to tumble off. >> laura: there is the infrastructure. trump is right again. thats the case. question ...

Radialway road. this train accident technical speculation is indicating that possibly the train ran into something. and thats what caused the tumbling cars. also, there was speed involved so we have a lot of momentum involved in here which tossed the cars off the elm bankment and then most importantly this was going into historic bridge. and had very little embankment control for having the cars to tumble off. >> laura: there is the infrastructure. trump is right again. thats the case. question ...

Eight people were killed and more than 200 were seriously injured, including the engineer. now the federal government is calling for nationwide changes for passenger trains including warning signs where speed limits drop more than 20 miles per hour. if the train doesnt have automatic braking technology, requiring the crew member to stay in contact with the engineer through danger rourks high-speed areas. and if the trains do have that technology they must be checked and calibrated for speed. ano...

The fbi ruling out a gunshot as the derailment after reviewing the damage to the trains windshield. the ntsb says it is possible another object may have struck the windshield at the same time an attorney for the four people injured in the crash is announcing a mass action lawsuit against amtrak focusing on the speed and lack of speed control technology. law enforcement keeping its focus on the man at the control of the amtrak 188. more from rene marsh. >> reporter: poppy, we have been speaking w...

Welcome back to "early start." the fbi ruling out a gunshot as the contributing cause of the derailment of amtrak after reviewing the grapefruit size object. it may be possible for something else to hit the windshield. and there is a mass action lawsuit focusing on the trains speed and lack of speed control technology on the tracks. law enforcement is keeping its focus on the man who was at the controls of the train amtrak 188. we have more from rene marsh. >> reporter: we vhave been speaking wi...

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Irony. >> very sad for the families when they hear that. as drew reports this hour there are a number of posts online by brandon bostian that question rail safety and call for this type of speed control technology. and one quote from 211 say i wish the railroads had been more proactive from the get go. and robert sumwalt joins me from the ntsb. it is good to have you on again. what is the latest on the investigation? where do things go from now? >> the engineer has agreed to be interviewed by ...

I meant to say that. switch today and get the no mistake guarantee. comcast business. built for business. . well more on our breaking news. amtrak has revealed it has speed control technology on the opposite side thats the southbound side, not the northbound side. tom, can you explain exactly what this technology does and how it works? >> its all about creating a matrix of information around moving trains and it starts with satellite technology gps like you have in your car and that gives the ...