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Systems not just there but in the u.s. to something like this? >> they' ee're completely vulnerable. we don't have the boarding process to get on a train that we have with airplanes. it's a much easier target to get on. in europe particularly you just have so much train traffic. the network of trains, you know, it's the preferred method of travel by most europeans for nearby countries. in this case, amsterdam to paris, it's very logical to use a train instead of an airplane. and they're much more vulnerable. and the people are trapped. there's no running off the train if it's going 100 miles a...

Sports stadium. if you want one more indication of just how much he is loved here, there are local reports that after his plane touched down on friday two newborn babies were named. one, air force one barack obama and a second just air force one. i don't know if they'll have nicknames, af1. i'll leave that for you to decide. >> i'm going to have to go with a new name when i have kids some day now. thank you, chris. a project to build a brand new tunnel for trains in 2010 that travels under the hudson river into and out of new york city's penn station from new jersey. believe it or not right ...

Slowed down to 45 -- i think slower than 45 miles per hour. the new rules that amtrak has now adopted stating you have to drop from original speed limit 50. you've got to drop down to 45 in the s curve. train 88 last week was traveling excess of 100 as it hit the curve. today we went through the period where the train derailed. there were crews off to the sides monitoring train traffic. we really slowed down. i would say overall, people were calm anxious and back up and running. this northeast corridor serves 750,000 a day, 40,000 amtrak. it's a critical vital link for traffic up and down. mos...

Two other trains also reported a projectile had gone through the windshield or hurl at the train. one at a amtrak train and then a septa. the ntsb confirmed the engineer of the affected train did not radio in a projectile happened. the investigation continues. as the passengers continue to come this morning, there will be elation they can have the normal train traffic. christine. >> jean, reiterate for me. different reports in the same area at the same time projectiles on trains. >> reporter: that's right. very close in time. very close in location. what's interesting is it's different lines. ...

Critical condition. some of whom still have had surgeries to endure. what can you tell me about those people who have been injured here? >> reporter: we're still waiting for an update on their condition. we now understand from authorities that all 243 people that they believed to have been on board that amtrak train have been accounted for. here you could see bind me is the crash site. they've been working all day to clear it up. they've moved, pulled one of the final cars away earlier this morning, one of the final cars we could actually see. you can see crane there is at work. they've been i...