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Of them happening recently. this tragedy in philadelphia is one commuter rail to make headlines recently around the world. lets walk you through some of them. take a look at this. this was the scene just last monday in mexico city near the international airport after two metro trains collided. an investigation there found that quote, double human error on the part of the train operator caused that crash that left at least 12 people injured. back here at home we all remember this from february 24...

The administration says that this deal should be agreed to but so far they say iran is not giving in on some very important issues. >> all right. nbcs andrea mitchell. always a pleasure to have you on the broadcast. thanks. other news this hour indiana governor mike pence is standing by the controversy religious freedom bill he signed into law this week. >> were not going to change this law. it has been tested in courts for more than two decades on the federal level. in some 30 states. and it ...

Officials say the driver of the car involved in this accident is in grave condition after it collided with a passenger train. that happened yesterday morning across the campus from usc. the train operator who was at one point in serious condition, was released from the hospital last night. at least 20 others were injured. witnesses tell police the 31-year-old driver whos a film student at usc, appears to have made an improper turn cutting across the tracks, and colliding with the train. there ...

Train in the wreckage. those are being sent to washington, d.c., to be analyzed. investigators say it appears the truck driver whos being held on $150,000 bail and has been charged with felony hit and run, they say it appears he simply drove on to the tracks and then fled the scene. he was taken into custody 1.6 miles away from where this incident took place. investigators will remain on scene here probably through the week combing through the wreckage trying to re-create what happened here. lat...

Aaron gets off at the next station and hops the return train back to main street. he takes a long seven minutes. finally a relieved aaron is reunited with his son. >> i was overwhelmed with emotion at that point in time once i saw he was safe. >> with his son safe and secure, aaron turns and hugs the good samaritan who helped them. >> we cried for a minute with her and then everything was okay. >> she gets a warm hug from little aden, too. and little aden tells his dad -- >> daddy, i will never ...

But finally, a relieved aaron is reunited with his son. >> i was overwhelmed with emotion at that point in time once i saw he was safe. >> with his son safe and secure, aaron turns and hugs the good samaritan who helped them. >> we embraced for a minute, cried with her for a minute and then everything was okay. >> she gets a warm hug from little aden, too. and little aden tells his dad -- >> daddy, i will never push another button again. >> an investigation into why the doors did not reopen lead...

A rider eventually pulls the emergency switch to alert a train operator and a woman who did not witness the attack helps taylor get to the local hospital. >> i ran behind him, like this, you all right? he said, yeah, im all right. he was holding his face. i asked him, well, you want to go to the hospital? he said, yeah. >> she helped me out and took me to the hospital. we talk to each other every day now, make sure were both okay. shes a good person. >> taylor is treated for a broken finger and ...

They know what they are doing, they are trained, they are not yahoos holding this guy and keeping him for ransom. >> in the third picture you say you can tell who the u.s. operators are and who is the interpreter. >> in this picture this individual who is a train operator is not happy to be shaking this guys hand. ive heard that some news agencies are reporting that he was awkward when he shook with his left hand, that that was just awkwardness. this individual and this guy right here are both i...

Train that crashed at chicago ohares airport last month was traveling too fast for the emergency brakes to work. the train operator admitted she dozed off just before the train slammed into the bumper at the end of the line, hopped on to the platform and scaled an escalator. more than 30 people were injured and last week that operator was fired. and the engineer at the helm of a speeding commuter train that derailed in new york last december suffered from a serious sleep disorder. the ntsb now s...

>> we embraced and cried for a minute with her and then everything was okay. >> she gets a warm hug from little aden, too. and little aden tells his dad, daddy, i will never push another button again. an investigation into why the doors did not reopen leads to the firing of a train operator. aaron bailey filed a lawsuit against portlands transit agency claiming negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. but the court ruled in favor of trimet. a crowd holds its breath as a dev...