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Back to these just awful pictures out of washington state, the deadly train derailment. the first day the inaugural run of this amtrak high-speed train, seattle to portland and this is the result of that. with me on the phone, john hyatt, a former rail rood engineer who investigates railroad accidents for a law firm. he lives about ten minute away from where today's derailment happened. so, john, thank you very much for hopping on the phone. you of all of the experts i talked to today, you know this area very well. what are your initial thoughts when you see these images? >> well, you know, as...

A rail rood tie that's next to the sidewalk and in that jarring motion she loses the grip and she goes urned trunk and the tire's up under her neck. >> heis ras over to zeigler's truck. i check her. she's not breathing and just the sheer weight of the vehicle and obviously she's not going to be breathing much at all. >> it becomes a rescue mission as he tries in vain to push the vehicle off of her. within minutes neighbors run over to help, but even the additional manpower cannot lift the truck. corporal tufty makes a crucial decision. >> i knew if i didn't get the truck off of her she was not...