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Into a sharp turn. officials tell abc news rockefeller zoned out. >> sometimes you have a momentary nod. how long that was, i don't know. but he caught himself too late. >> reporter: andrew cuomo said this to a public radio station. >> there was no track problem or equipment failure. and this is a serious situation. the operator has rights, but there's questions of liability. >> major train wreck. five cars on their side. >> reporter: federal investigators say the train was traveling 82 miles an hour in a curved stretch of track zoned for 30. the brakes weren't applied until seconds before the...

The microscope. seven cars jumping the tracks in new york killing four people and injuring more than 60 others. think plan to be here for 7 days they were teetering where the harlem and hudson rivers meet. was it a track problem? a train problem a mechanical issue human error? could speed be a factor. the engineer at the controls said he tried to apply the breaks but don't r couldn't slow down. >> we will interview the train crews in the next day or two.

Was on the northbound tracks, slightly different area just north of there. are you hearing anything there on the scene from either people who live in the area, concerns expressed about this particular stretch of track? >> reporter: you know, some people are wondering if this will be a part of a larger investigation to find out what's going on here. there is a curve. they are certainly and naturally expressing concerns about whether or not that stretch of track is safe. they're raising concerns on whether this train was speeding. there are reports that some felt the train was going fast. but re...

Officials of the tape of that crash. we will show you it but we want to remind people this is very violent. it's difficult to watch. the conclusion was there was nothing technically wrong with the track but that the slider actually came around curve number 15, arguably the fastest on the track. he was offline, out of control, and then obviously, when his sled crashed, he went airborne and crashed into that pole and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. in spite of the fact that they say this is not a track problem, as you may have heard over the last couple of days, a lot of the sliders her...

Worker was killed when a train was released by the dispatcher to go into an area which it shouldn't have been released to go into. there was a derailment because of a track problem. four incidents they are now investigating, two of which involve fatalities since may. something is wrong there. >> is there some procedure where the ntsb or some other authority would supervise in a special way until we find out what's happening? >> no. the ntsb -- >> postaccident investigative. >> they report what happens, make recommendations what to do. clearly we have to put some more attention onto metro north...