with a diesel locomotive from the back of the train. but there was no neng the front? there is no engine in the front. those are unpowered cars from a traction point of view, yes. do we know if the signals were functioning if the cap signals. do we know if the cab signals were functioning properly. at this point it s too early to tell but we will certainly look at. well, we ve had a chance to thoroughly look over the scene and start documenting the condition of the rails. start documenting the condition of the cars. and then night fell. how fast was it going? how concern ready you with this big curve? this is the second accident. there was one in july. are you worried about this curve is? and maybe speed was possibly a factor here? that is the question. the curve has been here for many, many years, right. and trains take the curve every day, 365 days a year.
from the diesel locomotive to the back. there is no engine in the front. they are unpowerred cars. do we know if the signals were functioning, if the cab signals were functioning properly? at this point it is too early to tell. we are looking. we have had a chance to look over scene and start documenting the condition of the rails, start documenting the condition of the cars. and then night fell. governor, how concerned are you about a second accident and are you worried about.what that has to do with it? the curve has been here for many, many years, right? trains take the curve every day through the 365 days a year.
environmental impact, and then the environmental protective agency claims that it doesn t have all the information it needs, it needs more information. is that true? no, that is merely a stalling tactic. this is the most studied pipeline in history. it s the most tech hropbl technologically advanced pipeline in history. there are people who don t want it no matter what. you can t ever please them. they want perfection, you can t have that in this world. they are contriving excuses. gregg: they are concerned about carbon emissions. isn t it true if you actually end up not building the pipeline, and the oil gets transported by diesel locomotive, that is a greater environmental impact than the pipeline would be? oh, that is exactly right. or taking it by truck, or by boat across the pacific to china. that oil will be used one way or another. so environmentalists really have
planes into the new york area. that means this morning the arrivals will far outnumber the departures. the people trying to leave the big apple, well, it s just more waiting time. back to you. jim, kiran? thanks, allan. many new york city reside s residents, especially those living outside manhattan want to know why they can t get to work this morning. and they want answers from the mayor of the city michael bloomberg. the city said it may need another 24 hours to clear all of the snow. many cars lie abandoned. and even the city s normally reliable subway system was crippled with as many as 500 people stuck on the a train. it was a terrible situation. they ended up having to bring a diesel locomotive out of storage, out of the garage. it s amazing. to get to these 400 passengers trapped for seven hours, courtesy of the blizzard. no heat, no food, and no bathrooms. we ll be talking to one of the passengers next.
they want to. because it s in a strange location, the broad channel station, some are stayinging on the train and the mta is trying to get a diesel locomotive to get the passengers away from the location and move them on. they say they don t really know how long they have been stranded or how many but it could be hundreds. as rens ren was pointing out earlier, this burricane is like a hurricane. as time goes on throughout the morning we re going to find out slowly but surely the spread of this damage across this area. and it s going to be extensive. there are going to be trees down, power lines that are down, people dealing without power for several hours perhaps days. right. every person that we ve spoken to that is in emergency management or government official has said if at all possible and do you not have to leave your house don t do it. people are doing all they can to get the roads cleared but it s treacherous in many parts of the eastern seaboard today. we ll have more in