bowed my head. and i was just kind of praying please make it stop, please make it stop. if felt like we were gliding along for a little while there. i don t know if it only felt that way or maybe only a few seconds i was just praying the train didn t tip any more. i was just thinking we were going to fall all the way on our side. we did eventually stop. and everyone was screaming. i stood up i realized i wasn t hurt. thank god. immediately, i was asking everybody around me are you okay are you okay? now a team of ntsb investigators will be on the scene in philadelphia at first light, trying to determine exactly what caused this amtrak train to go off the rails. one expert telling cnn speed is likely a factor. as soon as the ntsb downloads
luggage rack above me. i just held on to her leg. and the girl next to me sort of bowed my head. i was just kind of praying like please make it stop. please make it stop. it felt like we were gliding along for a while there. i don t know if it only felt that way and maybe it was only a few seconds, i was just praying that the train didn t tip any more. i was afraid we d fall all the way on our side. ke did finally stop. and everyone was scream. so i stood up. i realized i wasn t hurt thank god. immediately, i was asking everybody around me are you okay? are you okay? one of our analysts former transportation department inspector general mary schiavo agrees with that passenger s assessment that speed, likely a factor. as soon as the ntsb downloads those train black boxes, they
train started to fall on us. but some people must have fallen above me. i sort of bowed my head and i was just praying like please make it stop, please make it stop. i felt like we were gliding along for a little while there. i don t know if i only felt that way. i was just praying the train didn t hit any more. i was afraid that we would fall all the way on our side. but we didn t. finally it stopped. and everyone was screaming. so i stood up and i realized i wasn t hurt, thank god. and immediately i was asking everybody around me are you okay, are you okay?
and the girl next to me sort of bowed my head. and i was just kind of praying like please make it stop, please make it stop. it felt like we were gliding along for a little while there. i don t know if it only felt that way or maybe it was only a few seconds. i was just praying the train didn t tip any more. i was afraid we d fall all the way on our side. but we didn t. finally it stopped at a jolt. and everyone was screaming. so i stood up i realized i wasn t heard, thank god. immediately, i was asking everyone around heme are you okay? are you okay? we re following this breaking news all morning long. the sun is coming up on the scene. starting at $11.99. our most craveable classics like chicken parmigiana, paired with new tastes to explore, all served with unlimited salad and breadsticks. four all new duos, starting at $11.99.
just all of a sudden, bang, and we all knew instantly what had happened. kirk naggy runs to the accident scene fearing the worst. came running out and thought i was going to see something pretty bad inside the truck. he finds the driver walking around physically okay but badly shaken. the driver looked like he had just been transported from another place in time. he was in a daze. he was quiet. he looked like he knew he could have been killed. the train didn t hit the cab. it hit the last axle on the tractor, on the truck. and just spun it around. and that s what saved that guy s life. the massive collision is a learning experience for truck drivers who view the dramatic footage and especially for the one who sees it firsthand. every time i cross that train track crossing, i think of that day. other train crossings, i slow down, i stop, and i make sure there s nobody coming. [ horn ]