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Dead on sunday. those arrested include the cable car's head of service and two others tied to the company. cnn contributor bobby nadeau is following this story and joins us live. what more are you learning about these arrests? >> reporter: well, we spoke to the prosecutor this morning and she's working on the theory that they tampered with the automatic brake system. now, that should have been the system that stopped this car when the cable stopped and plummeted down the hill. there were surveillance cameras trained on this car when the accident happened and they are using that information. it...

32 people on board the train suffer minor injuries. >> it felt like somebody punched me or something. then the lights went out. >> reporter: at the same time, the same train operator was reprimanded back in february, where she, quote, shut her eyes for a moment, and the train had overshot the next stop. >> the driver often working overnight swing shifts. the automatic brake system was activated but failed to stop the train. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> just unbelievable video. >> we work the overnight shift. we know how difficult it is. but we're not driving trains. >> we're not driving t...

And up an escalator at o'hare airport. ntsb investigators say the operator of the train admits she fell asleep at the controls. >> she did not wake again until the train hit the end of the bumper. >> reporter: take a closer look. you can see the train approaching in the distance. standing nearby, a commuter and an officer chatting. in a panic, they run for safety. 32 people on board the train suffer minor injuries. >> it felt like somebody punched me or something. then the lights went out. >> reporter: at the same time, the same train operator was reprimanded back in february, where she, quote...

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