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It sort of takes your breath away. >> reporter: the train left poughkeepsie for new york's grand central terminal at 5:54 a.m. sunday, making several stops without incident. at 7:20 as the train sped around the curve, all seven train cars derailed. the ntsb announcing the train's emergency brakes were fully activated just five seconds before it careened off the tracks, nearly into the harlem river. >> i thought i'm going to die. >> reporter: passengers tossed around like rag dolls. >> by the time i looked up it was completely going off of its track and there was rubble from under the tracks li...

Seconds before the train came to a stop. it's too early to tell if the train's engineer, william rockefeller jr., is at fault. but sources tell abc news, the evidence is pointing toward human error as the cause of this accident that injured more than 60 people. >> felt the car tip down towards the right. i could actually see the ground coming toward my head. >> reporter: and killed four others. last night, a small vigil held at the scene. >> the lord is your guardian. >> reporter: remembering donna smith, jim lovell, on his way to work lighting the rockefeller center christmas tree. >> not onl...

Train's engineer, william rockefeller jr., is at fault. but sources tell abc news, the evidence is pointing toward human error as the cause of this accident that injured more than 60 people. >> felt the car tip down towards the right. i could actually see the ground coming toward my head. >> reporter: and killed four others. last night, a small vigil held at the scene. >> the lord is your guardian. >> reporter: remembering donna smith, jim lovell, on his way to work lighting the rockefeller center christmas tree. >> not only was he my father but one of my closest friends. >> reporter: and jame...