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Now, its pretty much all areas youre going to have to determine and want to look at the locomotives to see if any cost is around there. and to look at the stable system to determine what signals each train crew prior to impact. >> and if youre just joining us, we have had a plane crash of the passenger train that was going 188 northeast reek onnal from washington, d.c. up to new york city at about 9:30 this evening. according to reports, about 240 people on board early reports put number of inju...

The train, rests with the engineer. the conductor is inside the train attending to the passengers. he has the title of being the one in charge of the entire train crew. train doesnt move until the conductor says so but as far as adhering to speed restrictions, wayside signals, the conductors inside the train and he cant see where he is at at any one particular time. >> i ask that question amtrak their official responsibilities for the conductor and the engineer, it cites radio speed restrictions...

>> have you had a chance to talk to the engineer. the report is out that he did not comment -- [ inaudible question ] >> have we talked to the engineer, the answer to that is no, but we plan to. this person has gone through a very traumatic event, and we wan to give him an opportunity to convalesce for a day or so before we interview him. that is a high priority for us to interview the train crew right here. >> you talked about 106 miles per hour for the speed. how long did it take -- and progre...

Can occur. throughout the next few days the investigators will work on thoroughly documenting the accident site and gather factual information. we will be doing a more detailed documentation of the rail cars and the scene. we plan to interview the train crew and other personnel. we would like to interview passengers of the train. we will be conducting a site distance test well be testing the train control signals, well be testing the braking system and a detailed analysis instead of the cursory ...

You. and once i call on you, please state your name and your outlet. >> [ inaudible ]. have you had a chance to talk to the engineer [ inaudible ] -- >> have we talked to the engineer? the answer to that is no. but we plan to. this person has gone through a very traumatic event. and we want to give him an opportunity to convalesce for a day or so before we interview him. but thats certainly a high priority for us, to interview the train crew. >> tom costello will nbc news. you talked about the 1...

This morning on "world news now" -- terrifying crash. amtrak train slams into a tractor-trailer, stuck on the tracks. the entire scene captured on camera. >> it was horrific. the ground shook. our vehicle shook. >> the passengers injured. the big question was the train crew warned about the danger. >> campus scandal. the racist video tape from university of oklahoma fraternity members. >> were disgusted that these types are on campus. >> the crackdown and outrage heard across the nation. >> late...

Reality show there was a crash northwest of argentina. >> three olympic athletes among the victims. its believed that the helicopters collided. the pilots of the delta jet that slid off the runway at laguardia airport last week say they may have had mechanical problems. the planes automatic systems were supposed to slow it down on landing were actually not working properly. the accident happened along the snowy runway. 55 passengers and crew were injured when an amtrak train slammed into a t...

>> i had already had a plan of action in my head and then when it blew up, it changed everything. the first thought that went through my head was you know, okay, what do we do now. >> hundreds of nearby residents and a nursing home are evacuated. >> they said everybody over in the college hill area, you need to evacuate. >> firefighters are on the scene for more than 12 hours. the charred remains of cars and debris are a testament to the ferocity of the chemical-fueled inferno that claims one li...

>> i was 500 feet away from the three houses that exploded. when the flames mushroomed up, they were completely destroyed. >> several electrical explosions follow as the fire rages out of control. >> i had already had a plan of action in my head, and then when it blew up, it changed everything. the first thought that went through my head was, you know, okay, what do we do now. >> hundreds of nearby residents and a nursing home are evacuated. >> they said, everybody over in the college hill area,...

If you want an actual train crew. >> if i really wanted to do. this im trying to think. im trying to get whether the russians had to go in and teach and train people or whether its an easy train. >> no, its not going to be that easy. its going to be several weeks. i would think just a rudimentary level. increased sophistication of software does take some of the burden off the individual. still orientation of the weapon system. interacting with the computer systems. and all of your screensz and s...