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Today, 24,912, up 567 points at the closing bell. the markets closed tonight back to where they started the new year, but volatility could continue. in the meantime, we turn to new trouble on the tracks for amtrak tonight. the acela express today breaking apart during a trip from d.c. to boston. two cars on the train actually separating. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: this is what it looked like this morning when the speeding train came to a stop. passengers couldn't believe it. two cars were breaking apart. >> are you guys okay? >> no. >> you're not okay? >> i'm a little shook up...

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Improvements were added to these tracks, including positive train control. technology that automatically slows down a speeding train but unfortunately was not activated. and jim, one of the major questions that investigators are trying to answer is whether or not the engineer was distracted before the accident. he wasn't the only one inside that cabin. there was also a conductor inside the cabin with him as well. they'll be looking to talk to both of those people to determine if they knew anything at all. they say they'll be conducting those interviews with them once those two have recovered f...