i want to bring in albert gill. we're waiting for a press conference at the jersey medical center. that is where the trauma center where the most seriously injured workers were taken. mr. gill is a former train engineer. he's worked on this particular train line before. when you see these pictures and you know this line, tell me what you think about how fast that train had been going to go through the bump block and others have described it going airborne as it hit the terminal. >> one, i just want to -- good afternoon. i would like to clarify, conductor, not engineer. but with my experience of working there for about five years and working inside the depot, inside the yards. the operating guidelines to come into the depot when you're pulling in is restricted speed not to exceed 5 miles an hour. most of these train blocks usually are not going to take anything more than 5 to 7 miles an hour. clearly, he was definitely traveling at a higher rate of speed. to cause this, that leading end of the train to go airborne. >> tell me, you say you worked on this line. if you're the conductor

. >> reporter: albert gill says he worked with gallagher a couple of times.mpared to other engineers? >> he just wanted to get the job done, go out, you know, there was no friction like i'm an engineer, even though you're in charge of the train, the conductor is always in charge of the train, there was no like ego issue with him. >> reporter: gallagher's wife was under police escort. the next door neighbor says gallagh gallagher was working his dream job. >> he said he loved dreams and always wanted to be an engineer. >> reporter: jones says gallagher has two young daughters and describes them as wonderful neighbors. what would you say to thomas right now if you could see him? >> i would hug him. and say we're here for you. >> reporter: a bit of irony tonight. thomas gallagher's father said that during his long career with new jersey transit, his son had done some work as an accident investigator. wolf? >> the ntsb is having a hard time getting to the damaged front door to collect that other event recorder, is that right? >> reporter: that's right. just momen

albert gill is a former train conductor who worked at the hoboken station. >> it's all on the engineer. >> it's on the engineer. they give signals. if he falls through the signal there is a cab system inside the actual cab of the comet 5 that he is operating that will shut him down. by the time that system took over, it was too late. >> reporter: none of the new jersey transit trains are equipped with positive train control, designed to automatically slow a train going too fast. but officials don't yet know how fast the train was traveling when it crashed. >> you don't jump to conclusions. you let the facts lead you to the conclusions. so we have nothing to add to that. the train came in at much too high a rate of speed. the question is why is that. we won't know that for some time. as soon as we know, you can be sure we'll share it with the public. >> reporter: at this hour there are still some concerns over the structural integrity of this train station. we're told that the trains from the port authority transhudson line, the trains that go under the river here to manhattan, those op

albert gill is a former train conductor who worked at the hoboken station. >> it's all on the engineer the engineer, if he blows through the signal there is a cab system inside the actual cab of that comet five that he is operating that will shut it down. by the time that system took over, it was too late. >> none of the new jersey transit trains are equipped with positive train control designed to automatically slow a train going too fast, but officials don't yet know how fast the train was traveling when it crashed. >> you don't jump to conclusions. you let the facts lead you to the conclusions. so we have nothing really to add to that. the train came in at much too high a rate of speed and the question is why is that and we won't know that for some in time. as soon as we know you can be assured we'll share it with the public. >>> brian todd joins us from hoboken. the engineer was injured? what do you know about him? has he spoken to investigators. >> thomas gal guess, he is 48 years old. new jersey transit officials say he has been an employee of their system for 29 years. we are to