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Indication it is a factor. >> what was the configuration of the train? >> it was being pressured from the back of the train. >> could that cause a derailment? >> we will certainly look at any contribution that may have had in the derailment. >> is it hard to apply the brakes on a tran when -- a train when it is pushed from the back? the train operator said he tried to apply the brakes and it did not work. >> the question is, could the configuration is the factor? the answer is, we don't know. we will look at it. >> the train was being pushed

Indication that it's -- that it's a factor. >> do we know how the train was being pushed? was it pushed from the back engine? >> what was the configuration of the train? the train was being pushed from the back of the train. >> could that cause a derailment? would that cause any problems or for it to derail? >> we will certainly look at any contribution that may have had in the derailment. >> is it hard to apply the brakes on a train when it's being pushed from the back? there have been reports that the train operator had said he tried to apply the brakes. do you know anything about that or ju...

Are going quickly and they say it's speedy devil. we can't say if speed is a factor. we know at this point according to our cnn source that train operator said he tried to apply the brakes and train didn't stop. that is to start off this investigation what we're told the operator of the train is saying. witnesses can't really tell us for sure right now whether or not that train was going fast or too fast. a question for ntsb on the way here to try to answer it. >> alexandra field on the scene for us. we'll keep in touch with you and get back to you when the situation warrants. new york governo...

Was actually going? >> alexandra was reporting the train operator mentioned he tried to apply the brakes but that the train did not slow down. that's just an initial report and coming to us from a law enforcement source there at the scene and with knowledge of the investigation. you can see just how crinkled those cars are. it's very troubling scene there and one would have to assume that speed was a factor. as we continue to follow this story in more details emerging, i'm sure we will get to the bottom of how this exactly happened. >> looking at live pictures there of the scene. actually some...

Going back to the bronx now. four people dead when a commuter train goes off the tracks in new york city. officials say 67 people are injured including 11 who are in serious condition. seven cars of a metro north train traveling south along the hudson river came off the tracks. a law enforcement official on the scene and familiar with the investigation says the train operator who is among the injured told investigators he applied the brakes but the train didn't slow down. a white house official tells cnn that president obama has been briefed and the president's thoughts and prayers go out to e...