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Misses the collision. >> i heard the whistle blowing and i spun around and caught it just at that instant. i kind of had a sinking feeling because i thought, oh, man, this guy could be dead. >> the train engineer and conductor check on the truck driver. he survives. rescue workers arrive quickly and take him to the hospital. he's released the next day. >> he was fortunate that the train wasn't going any faster. it could have been much worse. [ horn ] >> and in the southeastern united states, another train enthusiast gets the shot of a lifetime. november 21st, 2007, salisbury, north carolina. a...

Pilot, everyone who interacted with a train engineer or a bus driver or subway engineer. if you see something say something has become part of our culture. >> are those the professions you're concerned about? what other professions are we vulnerable? >> i'm worried about any transportation that has somebody in it. it's not just about the individual. there are systemic issues as well. if you wanted to talk about trains and that crash in the metro north area in new york city that could have been prevented if the texas department of transportation system were in place here in new york which gives...

Turned on the tracks driving 80 feet until the train slammed in to it. police say the driver may have turned too soon, thinking he was already at the intersection just ahead. >> it was not stuck. it actually traveled down the railroad track itself. >> reporter: the driver's lawyer says sanchez-ramirez was visiting the area and became disoriented. in all 28 people rushed to the hospital. but investigators say it could have been so much worse. they credit new technology. watch this demonstration. a train above an older model. below the cars are not crushed upon impact. instead the car takes the ...

Company will focus exclusively on printing related equipment and technology. they also plan to release a tablet and android smart phone. and also baby monitors. that's coming out early next year. >> next up, birth. a special christmas delivery in philadelphia. police help a woman give birth to a healthy baby boy after she went into labor on the train. >> what a story these to two sets of officers heard the call. they irished out of the train to help. they had very little time to act. but that's exactly what they did. and little guy arrives safe and sound. >> sergeant daniel and james join us n...

>> right. one thing that can't be underestimated the crash site. temperatures are reaching the 80s, about 84, 85 degrees. and the train engineer, one of them told the a.p., that temporarily, for a little while, the refrigeration in one of the cars that holds the bodies of those who were killed in this, went off for a little bit. so, it's a horrible site, not only by sight, but by smell. >> and the poor families. you can't but think how difficult it must be for them. and the pro-russian rebels have declared an emergency cease-fire in that battle zone. that's a six-mile radius around the crash...