the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. mike has over 40 years of railroad experience and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the tracks. i'm talking about the train control signal system the operations of the train, the mechanical condition of the train, including the brake system the recorders, survival factors and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team, we have experts from the ntsb and office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 188, an amtrak northeast regional train, departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars. and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupan

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. mike has however 40 years of railroad experience and he has more than 15 years of accident experience with the ntsb. he's leading a multi disciplinary team of active investigators who will be looking into the track, the signal the train control system the train mechanical condition of the train record recorders, survival factors and emergency response. in decision to our investigative team they are there to help facility the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 88 a northeast regional train part of philadelphia's 33rd street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city penn station the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupants of the train. at approximately 9:21 p.m. the entire train derailed. just moments before the derailment the train was placed into engineer-induced breaking, and this means

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. mike has over 40 years of rail experience. and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multi-disciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track. the signals, and i'm talking about the train control signal system, the operations of the train, the mechanical condition of the train, to include the brake system recorders, survival factors, and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team, we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information we presently have. last evening, amtrak 188, an amtrak northeast regional train departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city's penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars. and according to amtrak, there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupants of the train. at approximately

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. mike has over 40 years of railroad experience and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the tracks, the signals, and i'm talking about the train controls signals system the operations of the train the mechanical condition of the train, to include the brake systems, recorders, survival factors and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 188 an amtrak northeastern, northeast regional train departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city's pen station. -- penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars. and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers a

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. he has over 40 years of railroad experience and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into a track, the signals and i'm talking about the train control signal system the operations of the train, the mechanical condition of the train to include the brake system recorders, survival factors, and emergency response. we have experts from operation of disaster assistance. they are here to facilitate the needs of victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening, amtrak 188 an amtrak northeast regional train, departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city's penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupants of the train. approximately 9:21 p.m. while traveling through

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. he has 40 years of railroad experience and more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track the signals, and i'm talking about the train control signal system the operations of the train the mechanical condition of the train. including the brake system. the recorders. survival factors. and emergency response. in addition to our investigate i team, we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here is the factual information that we presently have. last evening, amtrak 188, an about track northeast regional train departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars. and according to amtrak, there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. he has over 40 years of railroad experience and more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he was leading a multi-disciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track, the signals, and i'm talking about the train control system the operations of the train, the mechanical condition of the train, to include the brake system recorders, survival factors, and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team, we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening, amtrak 188, an amtrak northeast regional train, departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m., bound for new york city's penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupa

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. mike has other 40 years of railroad experience, and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track, the signals and i'm talking about the train control signal system, the operations of the train the mechanical condition of the train to include the brake system recorders, survival factors and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team we have experts from the ntsb office of transportation disaster assistance, they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their family s families. here is the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 188 on amtrak northeastern regional train departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city's penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive locomotive, and seven passenger cars, and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew o

the chief of railroad division mike flanagan. mechanical investigator, signal investigator, track investigator and human performance investigator. we have full cooperation from all the agencies of course who were here last night. philadelphia fire department police department and department of homeland security and other federal agencies working with us. the police as well and a number of other agencies. this is a fully coordinated operation. everyone understands their role. we train for these kinds of incidents although every one of these incidents and this is a tragedy are very different. again, from last night we can only confirm that unfortunately, we have six deceased. we have transported hundreds of people to various hospitals. sam can give you more details in that regard. we also need to get out information about how people can contact or find out about any of the individuals who were on the train and to the extent we have information about them obviously, they'll get that information as well. sam is going to come up and g

that would be mike flanagan and george gregory respectively. mechanical investigator, signal investigator, track investigator operations investigator and human performance investigator. we have full cooperation from all of the agencies of course who were here last night. philadelphia fire department, police department department of homeland security within the police department and other federal agencies working with us separate at that -- separate at that police as well as well as other agencies -- septa everyone understands their role. we train for these kinds of incidents although everyone of these incidents, and this is a tragedy, are very different. again from last night we can only confirm, that unfortunately we have six deceased. we have transported now hundreds of people to various hospitals. sam phelps can give you more details in that regard. we also need to get out information about how people can contact or find out about any of the individuals who were on the train and to the extent that we have information about them, obviously, t

they are represented in the form of investigator in charge chief of railroad division that would be mike flanagan and georgette gregory respectively operations investigator, and human performance investigator. we have full cooperation from all the agencies of course that were here last night. philadelphia fire department, police department, department of homeland security within the police department and other federal agencies working with us. septa police as well and a number of other agencies. this is a fully coordinated operation. everyone understands their role we train for these kinds of incidents, although every one of these incidents, and this is a tragedy, are very different. again, from last night, we can only confirm that unfortunately, we have six deceased. we have transported now hundreds of people to various hospitals. sam philips can give you more details in that regard. we also need to get out information about how people can contact or find out about any of the individuals who were on the train and to the extent that we have information about them obviously, they'll get t

the investigator in charge is mike flanagan. he has 40 years of railroad experience and more than 15 years of accident investigation experience of the ntsb. he is leading a multidisciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track, the signals -- the train control signal system -- the operations of the train, the mechanical condition of the train, to include the brake system, the recorders, survival factors, and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here is the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 188, and amtrak northeastern regional trade, departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m.. it was bound for new york city's penn station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars, and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five, for a total of 240 occupant

that would be mike flanagan and georgette gregory respectively. mechanical investigator, signal investigator, track investigator, operations investigator and human performance investigator. we have full cooperation from all the agencies, of course, who were here last night, philadelphia fire department, police department, the department of homeland security within the police department and other federal agencies working with us. septa police as well and a number of other agencies. this is a fully coordinated operation. everyone understands their role. we train for these kinds of incidents, although every one of these incidents, and this is a tragedy, are very different. again, from last night, we can only confirm that, unfortunately, we have six deceased. we have transported now hundreds of people to various hospitals, and sam phillips can give you more details in that regard. we also need to get out information about how people can contact or find out about any of the individuals who were on the train, and to the extent that we have information a

the investigator in charge is michael flanagan. mike has over 40 years of railroad experience. and he has more than 15 years of accident investigation experience with the ntsb. he is leading a multi-disciplinary team of accident investigators that will be looking into the track the signals -- and i'm talking about the train control signal system -- the operations of the train the mechanical condition of the train, to include the brake system recorders, survival factors and emergency response. in addition to our investigative team we have experts from the ntsb's office of transportation disaster assistance. they are here to help facilitate the needs of the victims and their families. here's the factual information that we presently have. last evening amtrak 188, an amtrak northeast regional train departed philadelphia's 30th street station at 9:10 p.m. bound for new york city's penn station station. the train consisted of one locomotive and seven passenger cars. and according to amtrak there were 238 passengers and a crew of five for a total of 243 occupants of the train. at app