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The section with the passengers at the time. we also learned that all the crew members on this train have been hospitalized. so the ntsb is hoping to interview crew members the next couple of days or so. they are trying to respect their injuries but make sure they get their information. the emergency brake was not activated by the engineer. it was activated automatically on the train. and because this was the maiden voyage of this new route, for two weeks they have been running nonrevenue trains...

Saying if something came through the windshield or something else happened to affect the engineer, could he physically have -- its something he doesnt remember -- could he physically have, essentially, fallen on the throttle? could that have resulted in some way, either by hitting something mechanically on the trail or affecting the engineer somehow in the train cab could that have resulted in that otherwise unexplained rapid acceleration? amazing. well keep you posted. well be right back. anyon...

Of impact. >> fritz edler, former amtrak engineer, thanks for helping us understand these logistics. its a scary story and a scary prospect, but thanks for helping us to understand it tonight. obviously, the ntsb -- the implication of what the ntsb is saying, if something came through the windshield or something else happened to affect the engineer, could he physically have -- its something he doesnt remember -- could he physically have, essentially, fallen on the throttle? could that have resul...

Unions that have said thats an invasion of an expectation of privacy, and it simply. . we have cameras on the clerks at seven-11 banks, et cetera its been pushed back to the representatives of the employees. i think its imperative. it has been for years. we were talking about this back on september 11 2001 how a camera in the cockpit there, just like in the train cab here would have made perhaps, all the difference in the world. >> peter, you agree with mary on this right? >> absolutely. theres ...

>> how are you feeling? >> im okay. i feel lucky to be alive. >> what happened? >> it was a normal train ride, from washington up to new york. at 7:10 i was trying to rush home in time to see my two little kids. everything was fine until i heard some violent shaking. like vibrations. the next thing you know, we left, like we were leaning left, and he finally just went over and turned over to the right, i was on the left side of the train cab, and everyone on the other side flew to the other side...

Right after disaster struck in philadelphia, we started hearing from survivors on the ground. and former pennsylvania congressman patrick furry was on the amtrak 188 when it went off the tracks. >> it was a normal train ride from washington up toward new york. i was trying to rush home to get home on time to see my kids. i heard violent shaking like vibrations and next thing you know we went left like we were leading left and then finally just went over and turned over to the right. i was on the...

>> what happened? >> it was a normal train ride, from washington up to new york. at 7:10 i was trying to rush home in time to see my two little kids. everything was fine until i heard some violent shaking. like vibrations. the next thing you know, we left, like we were leaning left, and he finally just went over and turned over to the right, i was on the left side of the train cab, and everyone on the other side flew to the other side. there was a lot of debris, a lot of blood, a lot of people c...

I feel lucky to be alive. >> what happened? >> it was a normal train ride from washington up to new york. at 7:10 i was trying to rush home in time to see my two little kids. everything was fine until i heard some violent shaking. like vibrations. the next thing you know we left like we were leaning left and he finally just went over and turned over to the right, i was on the left side of the train cab, and everyone on the other side flew to the other side. there was a lot of debris a lot of blo...

Patrick murphy spoke to rahima ellis earlier today. >> it was a normal train ride. from washington up to new york. i was trying to rush home to be home in time to see my two little kids. everything was fine until just heard some very violent shaking. like vibrations. next thing you know we went left and then finally just went over to the right. i was on the left side of the train cab, and everyone on the left side just flew the other side. and i went head-first to the other end. and a lot of deb...