Investigator had to say less than an hour ago about the high rate of speed. Moments before the derailment derailment the train was placed into engineer induced braking. And this means that the engineer applied full emergency, full emergency brake application. Maximum authorized speed through this curve was 50 Miles Per Hour. We have crews all over this story covering every angle. We want to toss it over to nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal with more on the investigation. Randy . Reporter and when the ntsb had the News Conference an hour or so ago, they mentioned the effort to preserve perishable evidence. They have essentially locked down the crash site. Philadelphia Police Officers here blocking off the road leading up to the train tracks just a few feet from us. And it is those tracks where we have seen investigators and amtrak employees walking up and down gathering evidence as we get our first look at Surveillance Video capturing the crash. Investigators from the ntsb search for evidence al
Will return to philadelphia. He was in harrisburg earlier today, but he will come back to philly this evening. And well get more details on that a little bit later. As you mentioned, the ntsb will hold another briefing one hour from now with more information on the speed of the train and the cause of the crash. Were in a building overlooking the secure zone. You can see in the distance that investigators are still out there, crews are still out there, and police are securing this site. Now we want to take you back to that ntsb video, this new video that shows the investigators at the scene surveying the damage. We also know this afternoon that mayor Michael Nutter spoke to us within the hour. He tells us the majority of the crew and passengers have been located. But investigators are still trying to make sure that all victims and survivors are accounted for. The mayor says that president obama called him earlier today to be briefed on the details of what happened. The mayor says the pr
Police expect to talk to him more in the future. As of right now, no one has been named a suspect in the investigation. And jacqueline is joined by a team of reporters tonight covering this story from every angle. We begin with the question why the train was speeding in the first place. Nbc10s George Spencer live at the scene. You learned there are several possible explanations . Yeah jim, experts tell me that these engineers really know their routes almost as well as you or i know our own drive way. More than 24 hours later, you can see in our live pictures that the investigative scene is still active and right now, experts are focusing their attention on the engineers experience his condition and whether distraction could have played a role. Trains come past this way or go this way . Retired railroad signal foreman knows this stretch of tracks. For 45 years, hes lived across from it a long straightaway just before the curve, where the amtrak train derailed. With engineer Brandon Bost
The train speeding by and seconds later, the bright flashes lighting up a sky. And then from another angle, you can see what looks like an explosion. Taking a closer look at the sight of last nights deadly derailment, this section of amtraks northeast corridor runs through philadelphias Port Richmond neighborhood. Nbc 10s jacqueline london once again, live for us jacqueline. Whats the latest there . Youre awaiting a briefing, right . Reporter we are awaiting a News Conference expected to start shortly at any minute now. The ntsb says the confirmation that the train was going in excess of 100 Miles Per Hour comes as there is a very very active search for answers. We can show you where we are down this road. It is entirely blocked as the investigation continues. They are trying to get further answers about the contributing cause to this wreck. If there is anything other than speed or thats the sole contributing factor. That discovery of the box just as officials started that tedious job
Train crews worked out there the night and still removing the railcars that jumped the track on tuesday. And theres new information from the amtrak engineer being investigated. To give you the most complete picture, nbc10 has Live Team Coverage gathering new information on those killed and the search for those missing and how this will continue to impact the commuters this morning. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us from the scene there in Port Richmond. Matt, a lot has happened overnight whats the situation . Reporter yeah chris, you see some the police cars moving around and the tow trucks in this area as well. Once again, we see the bright lights shining on the area of the derailment. The investigation has been under way for a day. The ntsb is looking at the contents of the socalled black box. What we know so far the amtrak train was going 106 miles an hour. The emergency brake was then pulled then a crash after it gave around the curve at the frankford junction. The speed limit at that c