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Know, with the speed that -- or with the energy that we can see here in this crash, it tells us they weren't going at a low speed. you always want the cars to remain upright. that's the best outcome for passengers. but in this case, falling from that bridge or going into the woods where they can hit other things, again, those are all not outcomes that you want to see, especially train cars flipped over. >> there's been a lot of talk about ptc, positive train control. can you explain exactly what that is and how that might have been able to make a difference in this crash? >> so, positive train...

Designed to slowñr trains down m automatically was notfá activat. could it have made a difference here? >>xd yes. this kind of accident is where positive train control could have made a huge difference.e1 extensions. the government has extended the deadline by whiche1 trains haveo comply or owners have to comply with positive train control activation. and yout( know, the issue for that. the reason they have been given money. it is expensive to put it on thá tracks, but this particular section of track just had a huge upgrade, about $180 million that was spent on perhaps a 15-mile segment of...

>> lakewood mayor don anderson and his city council fought to stop the train line citing safety concerns. $180 million in federal stimulus money spurred washington state to move the passenger line from the sparsely inhabited coastline directly through towns like lakewood and over interstate 5. anderson warned just two weeks ago that disaster could be coming. >> if there is an accident, and try to justify not putting in those safety enhancements. >> maybe you didn't predict this exact thing, but it was coming. >> maybe we gave up too soon. >> you feel guilty? >> not intellectually, but emotiona...

Removing from this one location where you can see where the train was hanging over, the overpass. they did use the cranes to move the train and get it off the tracks, and then working tirelessly to figure it out. the ntsb saying it will take seven to ten days to figure out what happened, and speed is one of the concerns. there's an issue about the positive train control, which we have been hearing that it could have helped in this sort of accident. take a listen to what bella deny czar from the national protection safety board said about how this could have helped. >> we recommended some form ...

Start immediately fixing the infrastructure of the united states joining us now with reaction from lubbock, texas, mcgehee. former deputy assistant secretary of education. it's great to see you, sir. the president commented about infrastructure involving the amtrak derailment. that was alternate route for that train, is it not? might not be an structure issue on that particular accident? >> well, thank you for having me, laura. it probably is, because this was about positive train control. and usually that new tech nothing take as few months to get in new inaugural ride for high speed rail sys...