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Information about other things on the track. at this point, we don't know if the csx train was moving or had been parked on the tracks but that will raise questions about the signaling, what were they able to see in those dark hours of the in the morning. but, most importantly, again, positive train control because this is exactly one of the things that -- supposed to prevent. this is a fair populated area and also near ft. jackson. lots of folks recognize that game where a lot of soldiers go through basic training there. the train stops also in orlando. so this is a popular way for people, va...

In cayce, south carolina. you heard the local reference to the pine ridge community. we have learned from south carolina emergency management that this is near interstates 26 and 77. if you know the area, several cars, you see one of the photos on the right of your screen, several passenger cars derailed. we still don't know how many, but according to one of the passengers on the train, derek pettaway was on a sleeper train and the car he was on derailed but still was upright. >> you can see on your right-hand side of the screen, that is one of the first pictures that we have gotten of the sce...

>> anything the public can do to help that this point? >> right now, stay away from this area. if you're coming to pine ridge for whatever reason, might be best to delay your trip or your plans for the next couple of hours. if there is anything that -- any information, call that amtrak number that harrison just gave any information you might need and any loved one on board that train call that telephone number and harrison can give it here directly in a minute. >> how is it going to impact traffic flow? certain area that is cordoned off? >> fortunately, this is a relatively low traffic area in...

Know, 10, 20 minutes. everything went well. i don't know the extent of everybody else's injuries but i really hope everybody else is doing well. i don't know a lot of other details other than that. >> so you were in one of the rear cars there. is it safe to assume that your car did not -- is not one of those that derailed? >> it was -- it was off the tracks. it was -- >> on or off? i couldn't decipher what you said there. >> i'm sorry. it was off the tracks but it didn't -- there wasn't a lot of damage to the car. >> so it was off the tracks but still upright? >> correct. >> okay. >> could you...

Anything on the tracks that the tracks pick up will be transmitted to the train. so it would slow the train down in emergency situations if there was another train on the track ahead of it or overspeed situation. what it can't do, it wouldn't have stopped the collision last week where a garbage truck was crossing the train track when the train was there on the crossing. that is the difference between last week's crash and this week's crash. it certainly will renew the debate about that. but here, it sounds like a situation where, and it's highly unlikely that amtrak owned that track because it...