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Dupont, washington with breaking developments from overnight. >> reporter: the question is why amtrak launched its high-speed passenger train service before activating special technology, control technology that might have prevented what we saw here, positive train control, slowing a speeding train. >> huge supporters, positive train control, capital allocated to get it done, putting all the resources on, no one wants positive train control more than amtrak. >> railroads are under government ord...

A new kind of network designed to save you money. call, visit, or go to xfinitymobile.com. confusion and contradiction in the wake of that deadly amtrak crash in washington state that killed three people. officials say the stretch of track where the train derailed did not have positive train control. a system that automatedly slows down and stops a speeding train. a different safety system was in place, one that most likely would not have prevented the derailment. >> we have confirmed that ptc

This crash is that nearly half the people on that bus were killed, including a minor. david? >> all right, matt gutman, our thanks to you. we are also learning more tonight about the horror playing out for americans on that speeding train in washington state. a new, faster route on its first day being used derailing on a bend in the track. heavy equipment lifting the cars right off the broken track and right onto the highway below. we do have new images tonight of the damage inside the train. ...

Good right? yeah. lactaid. the milk that doesnt mess with you. confusion and contradictions in the wake of that deadly amtrak crash in washington state that killed three people. officials now saying the stretch of track did not have positive train control. its a system that automatically slows down and stops a speeding train. the ntsb says a different safety system was in place, one that

>> 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...

Zone. whether speed caused yesterdays derailment or contributed to it remains unknown. investigators say theyre examining a number of possible factors. >> they will be looking at the operation, the track itself, the mechanics of the train, survival factors, human performance. looking at all of that simultaneously and trying to also get more information off the recorders. >> now the track, which had been used by freight trains for years had recently undergone a $181 million upgrade to enable high...

$181 million upgrade to enable high-speed passenger service between seattle and portland. in fact estate was the train services inaugural run. positive train control, which can slow or stop a speeding train, was not in use on this track, and one local mayor protected there would be fatalities with these trains traveling so close to traffic. they say, will not spike laid amuck we encourage others not to speculate as well. people will want to answers and want them soon as to why this train was tra...

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Intention moments as police rescue a woman seconds before a speeding train pulls into the station. woman was drunk when she tried crossing the railway in australia. police released this video warning people not to walk across the tracks. she is charged with entering restricted area. king of beers king of space. planning to brew beer on mars after announcing plans. sending a shipment of barley to the international space station next month. if the grain reacts well to the environment, bud says it ...

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