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There is really no guard rail containment. they really need to have those type of railings for containmen containment. associated with getting some sort of positive train control in place on this new rail system, they were probably trying to get back in and when you have six tracks active wind speeds, on the highest speed you need to have communication associated with the speed. negotiating this particular bridge. also communicating with controls and interference. the second most highest rate, is human factor error. what you see at the faa, you have to think, is this like an airplane crash? th...

Positive train control, we had heard so much about that, and that pennsylvania crash back in april of 2016 ♪ >> shepard: sorry for the interruption, state police speaking. >> 800-523-9101. that is all i have. thank you. >> the numbers affected? >> 12 cars and 2 inches. 13 cars skip the track. we cannot make those statements. recheck and appeared in 13 jumped the track. >> is at the new truck? >> i do not know. how long have i been a trooper? 2010. >> have you ever seen anything like this before? >> no i've never seen a trail derailment.

Are being dispatched and receiving medical treatment. as of last count, it's six different hospitals in the immediate area. we're getting a lot of updates as to the family reunification center that has been set up in city of dupont. as to the cause of this, jim, this is going to be awhile. i know the mind and heart especially seek answers as soon as possible in the aftermath of a nightmarish tragedy like this, but i just want to remind you, jim, a couple of years ago in pennsylvania when there was that train accident, the national transportation safety board took almost a full year to issue th...

There was a fault switch or what was it? positive train control to slow it down automatically? where is that? >> it's in the process of being updated nationwide. it was federally mandated the end of 2016, they did not make the deadline and they were given an extension. i'm not sure where they're at on that. this track in philadelphia they were going 100 miles an hour that came on a 50 mile-an-hour curve so roughly double the speed you'll fly off the track. usually the most common thing is equipment failure. i was just looking up a few numbers. so far this year there's been 254 derailments and ...

Highways. i think this is the really critical thing, more importantly, safety is important at the intersection of these roads of transportation. we need positive train control because train separation and collision avoidance, ensures enforcement and that the temporary speed restrictions that are necessary for making wide turns and sharp turns and more importantly our train system -- as small as 30 miles per hour, that's a requirement. this is what president trump is calling for in that infrastructure bill. rehabilitate our crumbling infrastructure. you are right, you and i were pointed out and...