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Curves. if they dont, or if theres a problem on the track, it can cause a devastating crash like metro north. >> three of the people who died were thrown out of the car. >> thats got people wondering why trains dont have seat belts. the government justified the just made them mandatory for newly built buss. >> one of the things well be looking at during the investigation would be what contribution seat belts might have made to the survivability. >> but using buses as a basis? it may come down to...

>> i would guess that one of the things well be looking at during the investigation would be what contribution seat belts might have made to the survivability. we do have a team that is focused on the survivability aspects. >> when do you think -- this is my final question and you have been generous with your time, i know you have a lot going on -- well get the results of your investigation on why this train was going 82 miles an hour, going into this very dangerous curve? >> well, the investiga...

Operation, track, human factors, crash worthiness and survivability. >> reporter: officials tell cnn the operator says he applied the brakes but the train didnt slow down. at this point there are more questions than answers, a deadly and tragic end to a holiday weekend. and while this track remains shut down, metro north says it will be providing buses for commuters this morning. amtrak announced it would suspend its service from new york city to albany. it has now restored service but is tellin...

Route right now to the accident scene. they left washington late this morning and they will hit the ground running and we are focusing on operation human factors and survivability and recorders experts and they are going to be looking to focus on the area. for example our recorders are going to look to see if we can identify recorders that might be onboard the train to see if there is indication there that might tell us. the dispatchers and anyone who might have operators on the tracks. we dont ...

67 people were hurt and rushed to 7 area hospitals. fire officials said they had to rescue people from the train cars. this happens days after thanksgiving a very, very busy travel day. earlier i spoke with the chairperson of the national transportation safety board and i asked her about the state of the investigation. >> we have a go team that is in route to the accident scene. they left washington late this morning and arrived in laguardia. and they will hit the ground running. and human facto...

Officials believe all passengers have been accounted for. new york is blessed with the best first responders. metro north is popular carrying 83 million passengers a year. the national transportation safety board is investigating what went wrong. >> we have folks who are focusing on operation tracks human factors and survivability and officials tell cnn the operator says he applied the brakes but the train didnt know down. at these point a deadly and tragic end to a holiday weekend. >> earlier i...

Something on the table if you want to take a piece out, youve got to put another piece in to replace it. or fix it. so i think that this whole process in time over the next two or three months will unfold. but its a mess right now. democrats and republicans, the white house and the congress both realize that this is a problem that needs to get fixed if they want this thing to have any survivability beyond its initial implementation. >> i think we all agree with that, michael. but dont you think ...

Something was going on to keep those wings level and to make that effort that it did come through in the cockpit just successful enough to keep the airplane belly down, that made a big difference in the survivability of the situation. you ended up with the aircraft almost as it if it was on its landing gear that twisted around and ended up where it was, and people were able to exit the airplane through the emergency exit doors. >> jim tilmon, appreciate you joining us all evening, all day long. ...

Many people, a number of witnesses before i ask you that question, a number of witnesses said we saw a cartwheel. how could that happen? how could a plane do a cartwheel? then it lands flat on the belly. you said its a good thing it went to its belly. >> absolutely. there was another plane in sioux city, iowa, that did cartwheel. that would certainly increase the number of casualties, increase the chance of a devastating fire, slow down the ability for people to get out. the fact although the no...

At that investigation. and see if there were any similar tipoffs that something was happening in the engines where they werent responding the way the pilots requested. >> peter, finally, when do we get the final answers? how long does this process take? when will we know a definitive cause of what happened? >> i think what will happen youll see a series of what they call factual reports that will be issued periodically over the next six weeks to two months. then its likely that the ntsb will hol...