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Right-hand side of this southbound lane, and then there is a sharp curve, at that sharp curve, that is exactly where you see the trestle, where the trains are over the side of the bridge. it is a sharp curve. obviously, you have to reduce your speed, the max speed is set at 79 miles per hour. there is no way you can be close to 79 miles per hour as you take that sharp curve, in fact, we have heard from reports that the speed was supposed be down to 3t sharp. that's one thing that ntsb will be looking at. the speed at which this train is going. all of the survivors who were on these cars, these...

And today was the inaugural run of the $800 million bypass. the idea behind the stretch is that it saves about 11 minutes because it avoids the slow curves and singletrack tunnels that run along the water. instead of going along the coast, the train is rerouted to go inland at a higher rate of speed. the route was also meant to separate the amtrak trains for the much lower freight trains that often cause delays. last week, there was a warning when people know that as of today, they would have these trains running near the base going about 80 miles per hour. in fact, it appears when this train ...

Relook at that, because you want the right information. we do not want to speculate. >> here with the ap, conflicting reports that this was a brand-new track or new route? can you clarify? the nature of the track and the train? was it a new route? >> the question is, is this a new route, has there been any information about whether the track was new? we are aware of the fact that this was called inaugural run. we want to check and make sure what that exactly means and find out more information about that. >> do know that the conductor what the status is? >> has any of the trained personnel bee...

We've also been reporting that the mayor of lakewood warned that the high speeds could lead to tragedy. as of four reports come at the train may have struck something with no road crossing or switches, we still have not confirmed that, but that is one of the things being talked about. we should note, this new stretch of track is positive train control, and automated system that slows the train down when they head into curves or dangerous conditions. the ptc has not been activated. it is mandated across the country, the ptc must be operational by the end of next year. when you hear passengers s...

That is what we will be doing as soon as our investigator gets on scene and the one in charge is in route right now as we speak. less question. >> the website said this point, uses technology that allows the train that you have to speed down as it approaches and using gravity instead. is that new or different technology that wasn't already in place or used in other amtrak trains? >> >> was there any new technoly used on this track, and that is why we have lots a go team and experts it will pass that on as soon as we find out exactly what type of technology and what kind it technology or speake...