police and ambulances on the scene of a train derailment in the bronx. >> check out the images, sheldon is on the scene. we don't know how many people were on the trains, fire officials say there are multiple injuries. >> as many as eight cars are off the tracks. we are staying on top of this. nbcwashington.com. >> tragic situation. especially on what is expected to be a very busy travel day today. a lot of people getting hole after the thanksgiving holiday. >> to your forecast. many just washingtoning up. meteorologist amelia segal. >> i checked flights across the nation right now, not seeing major delays. i am hearing reports in new england, around the boston area, very slick roads. if you're driving back to boston early this morning, hold off a couple of hours. right now, here in washington,

live look outside with tower cam. national cathedral in the foreground. washington monument there in the background. looking at for the most part mostly sunny skies. more sunshine today than yesterday. warmer temperatures. right now, 20s and 30s. 34 in washington. high today of 47. we'll hit that at 4:00 p.m. clouds increase. areas like chevy chase, maryland, mid-40s. i'll be back in ten minutes talking about a warm-up. moviegoers are in shock oven the death of an action star, paul walker best phoknown for h role in "fast and furious" franchise. died in a car crash yesterday in california. kate larson has more. >> reporter: paul walker, actor,

heart in throb, car enthusiasm, a sports car crashed into the tree and burst into flames. >> we responded and found the vehicle fully engulfed. it appear speed might have been a factor. >> reporter: the l.a. coroner says the two bodied too badly burned to identify but nbc news confirmed with walker's publicist he was killed in the crash. walker's team posted on facebook page they are stunned and saddened beyond belief. >> we smelled the smoke, we didn't pay attention to it because this street on friday and saturday nights, guys come up with fast cars and drift around the corner. >> one of my favorite actors. >> daniel took this photo three weeks ago of the car that crashed, a porsche carrara gt that belonged to the own or of a high-end racing shop involved around the corner from the crash. daniel donated toys to the same charity, paul walker showed up to help out with. >> i grew up watching his movies.

>> reporter: he skyrocketed to fame in 1999, varsity blues and she's all that. two years later "fast and furious" playing a los angeles police officer involved in underground street racing world. >> i can't believe it. i've been a "fast and furious" fan since 2001. >> reporter: the movie $2 billion franchise, one of the largest ever with seven movies and a cult following. >> how can this happen? he released a movie. i was watching it the other day. next thing you know, he's gone. >> that was kate larson reporting. one of walker's final projects a movie about hurricane katrina is set to release december 13th. he leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter. volunteers renew search efforts for a missing virginia teen who hasn't been seen in almost four months. the group will search lovingston in themson county, where 17-year-old alexis murphy last seen august 3rd at a gas station. they also plan to certain the area near the home of 48-year-old randy taylor, whom

police have charged in murphy's disappearance. taylor says he was not the last person seen with murphy. friends and family say good-bye to a prince georges county county postal worker gunned down along his mail route. the funeral for tyson barnett this afternoon in south carolina. shot and killed last weekend along reed street in fair mount heights. investigators on the scene searching for clues. so far police have not arrested anyone. combined reward of $125,000 for information leading to a conviction. a pile of rubble is all that's left of a home outside a ft. worth, texas. take a look here. the house exploded overnight. investigators believe a propane tank caused that blast, scattering debris over a wide area. police doesn't believe anyone was home at the time. no one was hurt. conference call to review the upgrades done to

healthcare.gov is happening now. the website has been getting worked on after a rough rollout with a self-imposed deadline of yesterday to finish improvements. officials say the site is functioning well. ability to have a higher capacity of people using it at once. users won't see a drastic difference yet. we'll tell you more about what was said in that conference call at 10:00. today, it is a big day for the giant panda cub at the national zoo. here is a live look at the panda cam. where is she? right there in the right corner. you can kind of see her. keepers will announce the name of the cub born at the zoo. darcy spencer live with a look at the naming ceremony. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm sure you've heard the saying, what's in a name? a lot if you're the giant baby panda at the national zoo. took an online poll to see what

they should name her. 123,000 voted. we'll find out what her name is. five choices, quickly. jenhbow. the naming ceremony will take place between 1:00 and 1:30. a big celebration here, lion dancers, music, chinese cuisine treats. a video message played by first lady michelle obama. 1:00, between 1:00 and 1:30 we'll find out what her name is. panda house itself is closed. you can watch the panda and her mama on the panda cam. darcy spencer, news4. also, what name do you like? >> i was going to say bow-bow. it's cute.

we'll see what 123,000 people voted for. >> reporter: i like it as well. >> thank you. president obama paid them a visit. now the special convenient for a group using what some call extreme methods in a protest at the national mall. not all about the man-made calendar. how one event on holy ground signals it's officially time to prepare for christmas. four people are confirmed dead, as many as 48 others hurt in a train derailment in new york city in the bronx. go to our website for latest. ♪ getting cozy. ♪ shopping for gifts online. ♪ the perfect way to get into the spirit any time. ♪ ♪ hello target.com. ♪ that's my kind of holiday.

♪ pose! yeah! ♪ flash! yeah! ♪ get the family to strike a pose, ♪ ♪ and show off your brand new clothes! ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. new information on the breaking news we're following out of new york. a train derailment, these are first live pictures from the scene that are just coming in. you see the train flipped on its side. it's believed many different cars were actually involved in the derailment in the bronx.

the latest numbers on the victims, four people dead, 48 others hurt. a triage area set up to try to give first aid to bepeople involved. we'll follow that. >> go to nbcwashington.com. follow us on twitter. stay with us for that. very important information out of the bronx, train derailment, eight cars derailed killing at least four people. stay with us for more information. today is a busy travel day. many people are about to head home after the long holiday weekend. metro's trying to make things easier for airline passengers. a live look at reagan national. metro's running extra bus service to and from the region's airports it added 200 extra buses this weekend. today on the hill, prayer

service for the group fast for families will be held. the washington episcopal bishop organized the event. starts at 6:00. members of fast for families have not eaten in 20 days. last week the president visited the group at the national mall. they hope to persuade republicans to bring immigration reform to a vote. catholics are beginning the christmas season with advent. the faithful gathered in bethlehem for sunday services one of the holiest places for catholics. it has special meaning as the birthplace of jesus. there's a company rolling out deals, start overnight, head start on bargain shopping. >> amelia shopping tomorrow. >> i plan on taking advantage of the online deals temperatures right now in the 20s and 30s.

high of 47. if you're heading to the redskins game tonight, what can you expect?

if you are like me, you're one of the millions of people getting your holiday shopping done this weekend. numbers show sales are up from this time last year.

but that's counting shopping on thanksgiving day and black friday. kristin dahlgren breaks down the numbers for us. >> reporter: with door busters dwindling the hunt for the deal is still on. >> best time to do the shopping. >> got here early. >> 200 boots for $39. >> reporter: whoa. >> cosmetic kits less than 50% off. >> reporter: shoppers spent $9.7 billion black friday, down 13.2% from last year. but add in thanksgiving day shopping, sales rose overall, 2.3% from the same two days last year. >> i think all in all, it was a good, safe two days and a good number on the sales standpoint. >>epter: according to the national retail federation, holiday sales are expected to be $602 billion this year. hitting the stores isn't for everyone. the search for the best deal can bring out the worst in people. >> i liken it to the hunger

games. that's what it seemed like, attacked over a sweater. >> natalie shopped online. >> do it from anywhere you want to be, from your bed, your kitchen, on an airplane. i think the convenience of that, people appreciate and in today's world we're all busy. >> reporter: analysts project online sales could top more than 48 billion this holiday. up 14% from last year. >> i believe in going online, finding best deal. >> reporter: walmart saw record traffic 400 million page views thanksgiving alone. nearly 7 in 10 smartphone owners are expected to use their mobile device to make purchases. >> this black friday, we saw a huge spike in people using their mobile devices and tablet devices. s sales up 50% this season. >> reporter: as more and more shoppers take hunt for bargains high-tech. >> i'll look for what i want but

go online and see if i can find a better deal. president obama and first family getting into the holiday shopping season. they visited a d.c. bookstore. >> it is a long list, but some outstanding books. i've got books for every age group, from 5 until 52. >> the president bought several books at politics and prose in northwest, part of small business saturday. for the fourth year small business owners encouraged shoppers to take a break from big box stores and buy local during the busy shopping weekend. sib cybermonday coming earl will on one site. amazon.com started rolling out deals at midnight. they post one new deal every ten minutes. promoting bigger sale items like half off big screens and 80% off jewelry. to keep you on the site, a countdown telling you when

certain item s will be discounted next. showing online visitors how close each product is close to selling out. after black friday and cybermonday comes a different tradition, giving tuesday. movement started last year and pushes communities to come together. last year more than 2500 organizations participated raising $10 million in donations. tweet out what you're doing with #givingtuesday. good idea. >> hopefully through the holiday season. isn't that what it's all about? >> i did notice people with trees on top of the cars. looks like decorations under way the unofficial/official weekend you put up the tree, hang up decorations once thanksgiving comes to an end. today the better day weatherwise. if you did put it off until today you lucked out. temperatures warm somewhere more sunshine around through theday.

before we get into the forecast locally, i want to show you what to expect traveling today. leaving the area, driving or flying, hope you had a nice day while here. i'm hearing reports as we head to graphics of the national map now, i believe on graphics 21, of chilly air around new york. i am hearing reports of very slick conditions around boston through new england. some scattered, spotty snow showers possible throughout the day today. looking down into the gulf, spotty showers down there. mild for much of the midwest. the big of the travel issue aside from areas around massachusetts will be if you're heading to the northwest. rain there, heavy wins and mountain snows. storm system not only sticking around today but tomorrow as well. temperatures across the area,

going to be in the 30s. 34 in washington. 32 gatorsburg, leesburg. chilly 25 in frederick. 33 in annapolis, maryland. it is a nice start. crisp start but at least we're seeing plenty of sunshine. high temperatures today. cloud/sun mix, more clouds as we get into the afternoon hours. 47 for a high in washington and la plata. gaithersburg mid-40s. 40 in frederick and hagerstown. northern virginia, low 50s. redskins taking on giants tonight. kick-off 8:30. cool for the game but not could. light winds, temperature around 40. couple of layers, warm jacket, you'll be fine considering it's december 1st. kids heading back to school tomorrow mid-30s. suburbs, around 30. later, provide them with a light jacket if they don't like

wearing that jacket. tomorrow we'll be warmer. high of 50. mostly cloudy skies. tuesday and wednesday, low 50s. mild, thursday and friday. there's that temperature. low 60s on friday. chance of rain. colder saturday. high temperature next saturday of 48. rain possible. >> it's a busy travel day. dulles airport tweeting today will be busy, allow for extra time. a real-time spot on the site. you can check if flights are on time, delay dps. >> counting down to a big game tonight. special appearances that redskins and giants fans want to look out for. questionable trip for two d.c. rappers. why they travelled to north korea and how they got money for the trip. welcome. >> saturday november 30th the

deadline for the obama administration to have its website operating for a vast majority of americans. there's so much politically at stake to having a more su successful website. >> we can talk about the past months' failures. what's important to the law, the substance of the law, for it to work they have to have people signed up by december 23rd to get the health insurance coverage by january 1st. they need up ins to tick up. only way to get those numbers to tick up, have a working site. >> having a working site relieves pressure with democrats. so many democrats worried about the law, things that are not working well. working well. a

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redskins host the new york giants in less than 12 hours. you could see a familiar face heading to fedex field for the game today. former redskins running back john riggins will be there, preb a huge collect from geico to the vietnam memorial fund. check out the nbc sunday night football bus at the game. these are pictures from twitter of the bus stopping at some sites in washington like the georgetown waterfront and verizon center there.

bus filled with game day gear and memorabilia. you can try your hand doing play by play in a mock studio. >> take the metro home. trains run for an extra hour for people at fedex field. the last blue line train to springfield leaves before 12:30. last one to largo leaves after 1:30. all other metro stations close at their normal times. the small addition you may notice outside the white house. big changes for those of you coming back into the district monday. i'm mark sea graves, what you need to know next. >> you want to watch the game, tonight, from the warmth and comfort of your own home. tune in

now approaching 9:30. breaking news, new york transit official tells nbc news that four people are dead in a train detrailment in new york city. the metro north line derailed in the bronx a short time ago. as many as seven cars overturned or derailed. some came very close to the em of the hudson river there but did not go in water. as many as 48 people hurt. emergency workers searching trains for more victims.

we have just learned amtrak service is affected between manhattan and albany, new york. a close eye on this story, we'll bring you the latest when available. officials just finished briefing reporters on the healthcare.gov site. officials say recent changes have allowed more users to access the site at once and sped up the website's response time. >> keepers at national zoo will name the giant panda cub born at zoo. more than 120,000 people voted in the naming contest. keeping with tradition, the zoo waited 100 days to name the cub. a check of your forecast. >> let's go outside to amelia segal on the storm team 4 weather deck. >> good morning. the sun is shining just a few scattered, thin clouds in the sky. it is chilly here. overall, today will be warmer than yesterday. almost ten degrees warmer than yesterday. our high on saturday, 39.

today, 47. more sunshine, too. hanging holiday decorations, maybe heading out to the christmas tree farm to cut down the tree. not a bad day to do it. also it's december 1st. start of the coldest three months on average. winter solstice begins december 21st. at that point, that is when the earth's axis is tilted furthest away from the sun. december 21st, daylight starts to get longer. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 34 washington and college park. 30 in reston. high of 46, 47 degrees. a lot of area ski resorts opening for the first time this season over the weekend. coming up, i'll have that ski report for you. >> thanks, amelia. today, vice president joe biden leaves for a week long overseas

trip. he'll leave washington later today to meet with leadered in east asia. first stop, tokyo. stopping after that china and south korea. comes at a time of tension between china and japan. china demands to be notified when foreign countries enter a disputed zone over the sea. biden will discuss with south korean leaders the arrests of two americans held across the border in north korea. white house and family members are speaking out trying to clear their names. nbc joe fryer reports. >> reporter: the video reeindi e video voes shows newman asking for an apology. the video shows newman stamping the statement with red

thumbprint guz couldnthumb but it up thumbprints. >> a prelude to figuring out from the united states for this release and then the release. >> reporter: newman, korean war veteran, dreamed of visiting north korea and last month fulfilled that dream, touring the region with a friend. he was on a plane getting ready to leave when a north korean military officer took him into custody. last week newman's wife spoke with nbc news. >> we have a lot of strong support but it's not -- when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home with us, it's not an easy situation. >> reporter: the swedish embassy in north korea, which handles issues dealing with u.s. citizens, was granted access to newman. another u.s. citizen has been detained in north korea for more

than a year, and in a statement the white house said it was deeply concerned about the welfare of both men, and urged their releases. overnight bay's family reacted to the white house statement. bay's sister says, we cannot forget about these two men. for every action that the u.s. government takes towards his release we are thankful. we plead with the dprk leaders to show mercy to release kenneth and mr. newman. two d.c. rappers on their way back after filming a video in north korea. the duo say their trip wasn't about politics. it was about the music. this is a look at another music video they released. they raised $10,000 through a crowd sourcing website to pay for their five-day trip. the rappers say they didn't have any problems there. the state department issued a travel warning to the country. the rap group hopes to release their newest video. >> in scotland crews are searching for bodies while removing parts of a helicopter

that smashed into a packed pub. prayer services took place across scotland for the eight confirmed dead. more than a dozen others hospitalized with serious injuries from the accident. police say roughly 100 people in the pub listening to a band when the helicopter came down. we are getting a first look at an alaskan plane crash this morning. this picture one of the only images of the fatal accident. the cessna went down killing four people. one survivor walked to the closest village a mile away for help. police say there were ten people on that plane. live look at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. you'll see that large red ribbon hanging right in front of the white house to bring attention to world aid days. you'll see more ribbons on other buildings. people will be wearing smaller versions throughout the area today. the white house isn't the only place remembering world aids

day. in an hour first baptist church will host an event. head over to the first baptist church on randolph street around 10:50. 35 million people are living with the illness and more than 25 million have died from it over the last 30 years. crews are testing wires for the new street cars that will travel along h street in northeast. the latest test comes weeks after crews tested the tracks, and that didn't go well. took an hour for a test truck to travel five blocks. the d.c. department of transportation hopes to have the street cars moving early next year. they'll run up and down h street between union station and bening road in northeast. to prepare, police will begin enforcing new parking rules starting tomorrow. those are not the only new changes, mark segraves shows us

new rules affecting parking for food truck operators. >> reporter: the tracks are in and the wires are up, even those street cars won't be running along h street northeast until next year, the fines for blocking the street cars' path start monday. cars and trucks must park inside this line along h street, or they'll get $100 fine. plenty of room for cars between the curb and the line, the many delivery trucks that service the bars, restaurants and stores here, it's another story. the plan for now is to have big trucks park on side streets, in the neighborhoods or in nearby alleys. this business owner's happy to see the street cars come in but knows for some it will be an inconvenience. >> more work for the delivery guys. they have to walk further with all of the beer and the food.

>> reporter: beginning monday district will reserve spaces for 95 food trucks in 8 downtown locations. including 17th street, 7th street, and 12th street by metro center. the food trucks will get the same space for 30 days. each month a lottery will determine which food truck gets which space. once the system is in full swing, customers will be able to know which trucks will in their neighborhood that month. food trucks without reserved spaces will be able to operate as long as they park legally. a new level to home security. you see one man's technique to keep thieves away that you may want to consider in your own neighborhood. developing story in new york. first look at live pictures from the chopper four people killed, nearly 50 others hurt after a use chase freedom at select department stores

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into good morning. thanks for staying with us. one full week since a special event merged hundreds of new families. >> 27 years ago, washington, d.c., became one of first to hold a a. dopdoption day. a sample of the reward we see from her work with wednesday's child. >> reporter: the color guard processed through the crowd of judges, dignitaries, children and families signaling opening of the 27th year for the adoption day in court in the district of columbia. >> love is patient, love is kind. adoption is love. >> reporter: and words from city officials about the need for more families to adopt from the pool of hundreds of children who remain in foster care.

when the adopting families began to come forward to have their final decrees signed by judge as among them several of the children we've featured on wednesday's child, two sets of siblings adopted by one familiar gli jesus is god. >> reporter: family after family came forward. the kids being adopted were the stars of the show. >> people who are being adopted, this is great and happy. >> i think they are just like you, right? >> uh-huh. >> it's official. she's your mom now. the big moment, the decree signed, sealed, delivered to happy, new parents. >> happiest day ever. >> life is wonderful now. >> it wasn't just parents over the moon. delon taye had been in foster care ten years. how do you feel? >> excellent. i feel like, you know, ride on a

rocket. >> reporter: there were smiles all around the courthouse. on the faces of brand-new families. congratulations, everyone. >> reporter: barbara harrison, news 4 wednesday's child. >> more children need loving homes. if you have room in your home and heart, call our hot line. 888-to-adopt-me. four homes destroyed by a fire, what investigators are told us likely sparked that fire. >> a car slam into a house. one man's reaction when he ran outside to see the damage. we're going to warmer today. overall this upcoming week, temperatures warm each day. i'll tell you

four families are waking up without a home. a beltsville apartment fire broke out on cherry hill road yesterday. prince georges county firefighters believe the fire started when a lamp tipped over inside one of the apartments. no one was hurt. damage estimated at 100,000. this morning a 22-year-old d.c. man is in custody in connection with a death of a young man in anne arundel cou y county. police arrested the man for the

shooting death of 23-year-old alex little, found shot multiple times on russet green west, off the baltimore-washington parkway in laurel tuesday night. police are trying to figure out what the motive is. they don't think the shooting was random. and then take a look at this. that's an suv inside a house. this happened in prince georges county. the crash happened early yesterday afternoon at a home on old branch avenue in temple hills. the homeowner says he heard this loud noise so he ran outside to see what happened. >> last time i heard something like that last time i seen like thats and earthquake. a guy came and said there's a car on the side. >> no one was hurt. a homeowner in detroit hoping to outsmart would-be burglars with the help of

dummies. >> this is my home, my castle. a >> reporter: he's turned his castle into a fortress, security system, double screened doors, bars on every window, two dogs, two security guards there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. guards aren't real. they're dummies used for cpr training but now used for security. >> you don't know what's behind them dummies. >> they have caught attention of everyone in this detroit neighborhood. even the police. >> they come through here, look, stop, talk to me, ask me questions about them, tell me that's good. >> reporter: why? he's had several break-ins and run-ins with his home insurance company. the company sees risk around his home, vacant homes, constant crime. so this homeowner's working to minimize that risk and outsmart people casing his home. >> you've got to go around the

corner a couple of times to realize that they're dummies. >> reporter: two dummies dressed as gang members. they make you do a double take. if you're a criminal they might make you think twice. >> you may see them and get past them, once you get past them, you got to worry about the member in the house, and that's me. >> that was shawn lee reporting from detroit. we spilled the secret. >> cat's out of the bag. gloomy weather yesterday. hoping for more sunshine today. meteorologist amelia segal joining us with your forecast. >> you're going to get that increase in sunshine today. mostly to partly sunny skies throughout date. cloudiness during afternoon hours than we're seeing now. cold start. temperatures warmer today. that's an improvement from yesterday. high yesterday only about 39 degrees. right now, we're generally in the 30s. some locations in the 20s.

34 gaithersburg and washington at freezing. culpepper through fredericksburg and easton. hour by hour planner, today, noon low 40s. 3:00 p.m., partly sunny, 46, 47. and overnight hours partly to mostly cloudy skies. this ski report, hard to believe ski season under way. liberty, snowshoe, wisp, some reports open trails on the low side. winter green reporting a base of 24 inches. wisp, 6 trails open, base of 19 inches. if you hit slopeser tweet me, post it it. lows tonight will be in the 20s for most of us inside of the beltway and by the water. low to mid-30s there. it's a chilly morning for the bus stop. kids heading back to school. mid-30s in the district.

around 30 in the suburb. more clouds tomorrow. mostly cloudy monday, as we get into december 27nd. for tuesday, looking at a high of 52 degrees. wednesday still in low 50s. and mild air arrives. thursday, a high of 57. friday high of 62. that will almost feel balmy compared to what we've had lately. the chance of rain, though, friday, i think rain is likely friday. colder an saturday. high of 48. continued chance of rain. >> holiday cards and gifts filling up mailboxes but workload heavier for the postal work, with the longest route. votes are in. my money's on bow-bow. wait u

with the holidays here, the postal service is about to get busy. delivering packages, cards and warm wishes. kevin tibbles tells us about one man doing a long haul to get some piece of mail to their destinations. >> reporter: as bleak as they are beautiful, wind-swept flat lands, and as a sun peaks out over the plains, jim ed bowl

rises, does 50 sit-ups. >> love you. >> reporter: and kisses wife susan, a teach, good-bye. he heads out into the elements, as vital as the rain in this rural corner of america. >> good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> all right. no mail? >> no mail. >> reporter: as you figured out by now, jim ed is the postman. >> do you hate junk mail for than i do? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's also worth mentioning jim ed has the longest route in nation. 187 miles a day, 198 stops a lot of miles on the for ranger. you see? 295,000. >> 295,000 miles. still going strong. >> reporter: jim ed is still going strong, too. he spends nine hours a day sitting in the middle, left arm

to steer, right to deliver. don't try this at home. for this occasion, he lets a beginner in the truck. >> neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor green horn. >> nbc. >> reporter: mail's delivered. jim ed sees deer, coyotes, rattlesnakes, and with a drought on, families struggling in hard times. >> i've got some that you know you feel sorry for, i try to help out a lot of them. >> reporter: time to think on the dusty roads. and at 72, he even thinks about hanging it up. but not quite yet. >> i was raised on a farm. i guess that's why i like to work, i don't know. i worked by the time i was 3 to 18, when i lost my dad. >> reporter: going down the road, serving people he loves means more than just delivering the mail.

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we are staying on top of breaking news. a new york transit official tells nbc news four people are dead after a train derailed in new york city. the metro north line derailed in the bronx just a short time ago. we also just learned from our sister station in new york that the number of injured people has gone up. they are now citing at least 63 people injured, and of those, about a dozen critically injured. the train was on a curve when this happened. something to keep in mind on a busy travel day. amtrak service affected between manhattan and albany, new york. ntsb investigators are getting ready to leave washington now and head to the scene of the crash. something that we're learning also that that area is known for tricky turns and curves and conductors were known to slow trains down as they approached those areas. no telling what caused this. we w