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This. they have informed us that it looks pretty certain that the tracks were okay. theyre still undergoing signalling, but preliminarily, looking at the signals, they were okay. so two choices. one would be human error on behalf of the engineer. the other would be mechanical error on the locomotive. and they will look thoroughly into that over the next few days and come up with a good answer. but its premature to blame anyone or anything right now. final thing, i guess, i would say is this. rai...

Traffic is minimal on the tracks. earlier this afternoon, mta provided us with a copy of a surveillance video from a nearby bridge. that surveillance video was of low quality. we have sent it back to washington, d.c. to our laboratories to see if it can be enhanced. the engineers cell phone has been recovered, as is part of our routine process, and the forensic evaluation of that cell phone will be provided to the ntsb. finally, all seven cars and the locomotive have been rerailed and our team h...

Nine stops prior to derailing. we need to understand how the brake system was working throughout that part of the trip. at this point, we are not aware of of any problems or anomalies with the brakes. also today, we began interviewing the engineer. that interview will be continued over the next couple days. we have interviews in process with the other two, three -- the other three crew members. investigators from the track group have completed the assessment of the track, have conducted a detail...

For four debts was going 82 in a 30 miles-per-hour bend. lets listen in. >> we need to understand how to the brake system was working in that part of the trip. were not aware of any problems or anomalies with the brakes. also today we began interviewing the engineer. that interview will be continued over the next couple of days. we have interviews in process with the other two, three -- the other three crew members. investigators from the track group have completed the assessment of the track. t...

Into the train crash in canada the worse it seems to get. >> good morning to you at home. 20 people are now confirmed dead in the quebec train disaster. many, many more are still missing but investigators say they were likely incinerated in that inferno. we want to show you new aerial images showing you the before and after damage, you can see that explosion leveled the town. this as the railway ceo places blame on an employee, casting doubt on the engineers story that he said 11 handbrakes on t...

Separately, the engineer is being suspended without pay whether or not enough brakes were engaged on the train. that didnt stop local residents from directing their anger at the train company as the mourning township demands answers. >> its a bomb that is on the railroad. why is it normal that its acceptable. >> reporter: for those reliving the horror of that night they describe it as apop lip tick. >> we will all die at the end of the world. >> her world will never be the same. her son lived in...

The train rolled away. itself, it? no sugar-coating that. >> reporter: as the engineer becomes the key focus of this investigation, its one of the worst rail disasters in recent history. authorities here in quebec are analyzing these nine tankers that were originally part of the runaway train. theyre paying particular attention to the braking systems and tracks, trying to figure out how the freight train and its 73 cars of crude oil managed to roll away, derail and explode, annihilating the town...

Accidents. most memorably this horrific scene in guam in 1997. recordings show that the crew gingerly bringing up potential problems as they try to land during a storm, instead of telling the pilot you should use the weather radar, the engineer defer referenceally noted, captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot, and he was essentially ignored, 228 on board were killed. the airlines dismal record prompted korea to -- >> they fixed it, by bringing some people with a different cultural attitu...

It the deadly run away train after montreal, maine and atlantic railway confirmed the train was locked down by the engineer. the engineer then left for a crew change and then according to the company, the train skidded into town unmanned. the company released a statement saying we extend heartfelt condolences to the recent departments who have lost their homes and businesses and particularly those who have suffered injuries and lost loved ones. they will cooperate with the government agencies to...

Three of the homes above this slide, weve allowed the residents back in. as weve advised them, its still an active slide. the ground is still moving. but based on a preliminary geotechnical, recommendationses from the engineer is we can allow these folks back into their homes. two of the homes above the slide are still significantly at risk. we kept all of the homes below the slide evacuated last night. and three of those are significantly at risk. those homes at risk will be evaluated further t...