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The engineer talking to a septa engineer. she recalled that the septa engineer had reported to the train dispatcher that he had either been hit by a rock or shot at. and that the septa engineer said that he had a broken windshield and he placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about -- she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. our investigation is not independently confirmed this information, but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that ...

Treated for that after the accident was he hit by a projectile and incapacitated just as the train was speeding up? this morning new questions about the chain of events tuesday night. minutes before amtrak train 188's derailment, a pennsylvania regional septa train reported it had been hit by a rock or shot at damaging the front windshield. on friday the ntsb said it had also found something unusual on the windshield of the derailed amtrak train. >> we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield. that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. >> reporter...

Engineer had reported to the train dispatch her that he had either been hit by a rock or shot at. and that the septa engineer said that he had a broken windshield and he placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about -- she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. our investigation is not independently confirmed this information, but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. if you're stand...

Independently confirmed with this information but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us. >> joining me now former chairman of the ntsb, jim hall. jim, with a welcome to you, what do you make of this report that perhaps something hit the train's windshield before the crash? >> well, alex, it's another piece of information, important, obviously, to the investigation. but it does not negate the fact that positive train control would have overread any type of human error that might have occurred and slow...

And that the septa engineer said he had a broken windshield and placed his train into emergency stop. she also believed that she heard the engineer say something about about she also believed that she heard her engineer say something about his train being struck by something. this is her recollection, and certainly we are going to be conducting further investigation of this -- of this comment. our investigation is not independently confirmed this information, but we have seen damage to the left-hand lower portion of the amtrak windshield that we have asked the fbi to come in and look at for us...