two people are dead and many passengers hurt after an amtrak train collided with a backhoe incident wasn't amtrak's only crash on sunday. >>> sinking temperatures and snow several weeks into the spring season. we are tracking the chill in the northeast. >>> drop jaw. that is donald trump's message to john kasich. why the front-runner has his sights set on the candidate in last place. >> and dolly parton and katy perry work it at the academy of country music awards. the highlights and the big winners from country music's big night. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> amtrak says it will operate a normal schedule today along its northeast corridor. two workers were killed yesterday when an amtrak train en route from new york to savannah hit a piece of heavy the collision caused a derailment, injuring 30 passengers, and caused major delays. don championship it at the accident scene in chester, pennsylvania. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and anne-marie. overnight we did see crews

comes in all exactly a year after an amtrak train derailed in port richmond. coming up next the changes amtrak made to keep you safer and what may be getting in the way. >>> this is not the wake-up call one woman wanted. what came falling from the sky. >> temperatures up and down all week. we'll see some warmth overnight. our next storm will drive temperatures way down. we're talking about a freeze on the way and windchills, something we haven't talked about in a while. that's coming up in the seven-day when we come back. >>> tonight the ntsb is trying to figure out why a backhoe was on the tracks at the same time a moving train was on it. two workers were killed when the amtrak train collided with the equipment and trainer delaware county this morning. the impact forced the derailment sending 30 passengers to the hospital. >> we got on the track and there was a like a big explosion and there was a fire. then the windows bursted out. some people were cut up. >> none of the passengers had life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, amtrak plans to operate normal servi

accident involving an amtrak train. the train hit a backhoe that was on the tracks. it derailed the lead engine on the rain. service is suspended between philadelphia and new york and wilmington. amtrak emergency hot line is on the scene right now. you can see the number, 1-800-523-9101. jot that down. "action news" reporter, trish hartman is at the scene she's been there all morning gathering in fact. she'll have another report at 12:30. >>> now to a horrific crash on a california highway a small plane lost control and smashed into into the back of a car killing one person. >>> we have report of an airplane down. >> reporter: four victims of the plane ride battling their injuries. 9 small two seater running into trouble. landing on the highway plowing into the does an on -- sedan dig in the wreck 38-year-old san diego resident. the dramatic rescue caught on cell phone video. bystanders smashing the windows, prying open the door. motorists rushing to help. >>> me and two other people are trying to get the doors of the p

going from new york to savannah, georgia was 15 minutes outside of philadelphia when it crashed into an amtrak maintenance crew on the track. >> i woke up to being thrown into the seat in front matter of fact and the window got blown out beside me. >> you could see the dirt and debris flying past the train and a couple of sort of like fire flashes . >> reporter: it was just before 8:00 sunday morning when the train slammed into a backhoe, derailing. the bucket left in the middle of the tracks. other piecest thrown several feet away. this picture shows the inside of one car was a mangled mess. >> we got off track, then it was an explosion, some people were cut up. >> reporter: emergency crews >> we now have our second doa located at the impact site of the backhoe. >> reporter: two amtrak workers, one operating the

two people have been killed following an accident involving an amtrak. ion of service from new york to philadelphia. let's get you to "action news" reporter, trish hartman whose been following the story all morning long. she is at the staging area in trainer. trish what are you learning about the investigation. >>> we're talking to passengers who are calming out to the staging area many shaken up after the scary incident. all thankful that they are okay. they need sharing their experiences with us. we are at the staging area at 9th and langley, ambulances are here, first responders and fire trucks have been setting up bringing people in and out. people have been filing in from behind the building and parking lot they need coming in or coming to ambulances or coming to the hall of the methodist church on 9th. let's take a look at some video where you can see the train. amtrak officials say palmetto train 89 was involved in the crash reported at 7:53 along the northeast corridor near booth street in the city of chester. on its way from new york to savannah,

an amtrak train derailed today after hitting a backhoe that was on the track. hospitalized and the train was going from new york to savannah georgia. check has the latest. chaos on the tracks. an amtrak train derailing just outside philadelphia. > >> the windows were blown out right beside me. >> igloo. it was scary. >> hundred passengers jolted from sleep as train slammed into something. >> it was crazy. holmesear-old lincoln was headed from new jersey to north carolina to see his father . >> there was a big explosion, a fire and then the windows blew out. >> emergency crews found the train hit a huge piece of construction equipment, the crash crumpling the front of the train and shattering the windshield. dozens of injured passengers and teedo people -- two people died. video, andd facing the inward facing video from the locomotive. to a nearby went church, wrapped in blankets. amtrak will get them to philadelphia so they can finish their trip. this mother drove straight down to get her son. >> i am thanking god he is ok. the impact of that derailment in penn

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to people have died after an amtrak train derailed. we got video and from the scene.hit a piece of construction equipment on the tracks. this is happening south of philadelphia in the town of chester. >> it was heading from new york to savannah, georgia. it had 340 passengers. service and the northeast quarter noreau between new york and philadelphia has been suspended so we will monitor this story and will bring you updates on that derailment caused coming up. >>> temperatures are on the rise. >> mark tamayo joins us now. there is a heat wave in-store. >> especially by wednesday, 80s and a few 90s, hard to believe. beyond that rain chances that will come back later in the week. low clouds and fog blanketing the bay area. marine layer has deepened and we're seeing the fog bank across the bay for the in the neighborhoods as well. today most areas cooler than yesterday. these are minor changes. the cooling in response to this cold front generating not much in the way of rainfall yet but a few showers later tonight. for us we will have a few high clouds in addition to th

here and they spoke to us about what they went through. >> there's an explosion, a loud bang. >> passengers were settled in after amtrak 89 stopped in philadelphia. but then minutes later -- they felt it. >> we were sleeping and we just woke up to a big boom and. >> it felt like an earthquake. >> in panic, some people tried to run off the train. >> the girl next to me was hysterical, i had to calm her down. >> a fire and windows bursted out. >> conductors told everyone to stay put. the tracks were still live. once it was safe, the evacuation began. >> we had to go across a ditch in the cold, windy weather and then luckily thankfully, there was a church nearby. >> ambulance after ambulance moved in to help the injured. then the septa buses arrived to pick up the passengers and take them to the 30th street station where another makeshift medical station helped the people who didn't go to a hospital. >> the train jerked forward and back and i banged my knee and now there's a bruise and now there's a knot on it. >> and because this was an emergency situation, the passengers had to rush off the train. many leaving their lug

. >>> nearly 350 people and passengers and crew and total were on board an amtrak train when it hit a heavy piece of equipment on the tracks. it left two amtrak workers dead and dozens injured. katherine scott is live in trainer where the accident happened. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the investigation continues and we hope to learn more in the coming days, so far amtrak has not identified the two employees and they have not said what they were doing at the active track. >>> they were shaking and kids were crying. >> reporter: amtrak train 89 was traveling through chester sunday morning when it slammed into a backhoe on the track. the backhoe operator and supervisor were killed, more than 300 passengers were on board. >>> sir be advised the train hit a backhoe, multiple injuries reported. >>> i thought oh, my gosh we'll derail. >>> amtrak employees kept saying be calm. >> reporter: on board the force of the crash caused the ceilings to cave in. passengers were thrown to the aisles. dozens were rushed to the nearby hospital. ntsb were called to the scene, they are trying to determi

an amtrak passenger train slams the tracks, killing two and injuring dozens of people on that train. tonight the search for the cause. i'm rob schmitt. >> and we are starting tonight with the weather. it definitely did not feel like spring today >> morneau is e snow is expected to hit in time for the morning rus. gusting winds, downed trees and power lines all across our area. >> we're going to start with erica grow. >> you know i told you yesterday that we going toisee winds in excess of 50, 60 miles per hour, and that's exactly what happened. the bad part about it is that even though i can give you the hides heads up, there's not much i can about damaged trees, old trees, vulnerable tries. you can see it here on storm tracker, a six-hour loop, not as windy with this one. that's the great news, but we will see a quick hit of now just in time for the morning rush, and that's why there's a winter weather advisory. it's well north of the city. duchess county could pick up 1-3 inches of slushy snow on grass and untreated surfaces. we have also a freeze warning in effect f all of long is

. >>> deadly crash, an amtrak passenger train slams into a construction vehicle on the tracks outside philadelphia killing two and injuring dozens. tonight, the search for the cause. >>> heroin safe zone, a controversial plan to let heroin users shoot up in a supervised setting. it's happening in canada and now a u.s. mayor is proposing the idea for his city. >>> soldier's story. how a piece of metal found in a far away field connected a fallen hero to his family decades later. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening and it may say april 3 on the calendar but 45 million people across a wide swath of the midwest and east coast will tell you it did not feel like spring today. temperatures were 25 to 30 degrees below normal. snow dusted flowers already in bloom, gusting winds 50, 60 miles per hour brought down trees and left hundreds of thousands without power and those winds became deadly in one town in massachusetts. morgan radford starts us off in newark, new jersey. morgan? >> reporter: good evening, kate. damage all across the country tonight at homes like this one in new jersey

the kids screaming an amtrak train heading towards dc crashes. >> bad enough two men are dead. that is a tragedy and a shame. >> 2 dead, 35 hurt, hundreds shaken. >> we have to find out what happened. >> now, the question, why? >>> thank you for joining us. >>> right now amtrak started limited service around philadelphia but everything is not back to normal just yet. we have live team coverage on amtrak crash. wusa9 and union station for a look at the impact for travelers out of d.c. we begin with stephanie ramirez in chester, pennsylvania who talked to crash, stephanie? >>> tkep ra, we heard from the ntsb awhile ago. they are saying little at the moment as to why there wassa a backhoe on live tracks and one of amtrak's busiest corridors. we know they are taking evidence back to d.c. the incident happened further down the tracks in this direction. people ran for safety here. this is where the police and red cross set up their mobile command units. >> they were running across the field and people were coming from everywhere. >> members from chester, pennsylvania opened their doo

amtrak declined to comment why the back hoe was on the track. passengers described hearing an explosion and seeing flames. >> we got off track then it was like a big explosion. then it was a fire. then a window bursted out. some people were cut up. it was like minor injuries. some people were cut up and they were running out. >> reporter: amtrak has suspended service around the surrounding area. >> the national transportation safety board will handle the investigation. amtrak will support their efforts. >> the crash comes less than a month after an amtrak train derailed in kansas leaving 32 people injured. it was heading from l.a. to chicago at the time. >>> following campaign 2016 now, we're just two days away from the presidential primary in battleground wisconsin and donald trump is taking a new jab at one of his competitors. cbs reporter brian webb explains. >> reporter: coming off one of the worst weeks of his campaign, donald trump ate eggs in a diner while trying to stick a fork in john kasich. >> kasich should not be allowed to run. he's 1 for 29. or 1 for 28. whatever

an amtrak train slams into a backhoe on the tracks in chester.ire broke out and those on board tossed from their seats as the lead car jumps the tracks and barrelled through the dirt. when it was over, two people were dead and dozens more injured. sunday night, the big story on "action news" is the investigation into the deadly collision of an amtrak train and a piece of construction equipment. >> investigators are trying to piece together precisely what happened, and commuters are told to expect delays. and christie ileto live near the scene in delaware county. >> ntsb focused on this spot where the amtrak train plowed into a backhoe operated by amtrak worker looking at speed and signalling on the track. >> be aware it hit a backhoe and multiple injuries reported. >> i thought oh, my gosh we will derail. >> and barely time to settle into his seat in the first car. >> and saw a small fireball. and i thought the whole car was going to get engulfed in flames. >> what more than 300 passengers felt is the amtrak train barr barrelling into a backhoe.

an amtrak worker and supervisor on the backhoe were killed instantly. the train's passengers went flying. on board the train, a doctor from pennsylvania who took these photographs. >> the damage on the train was unbelievable. there was metal. there was broken glass. there was plastic. it looked horrific. >> reporter: just last may, eight passengers were killed, 200 injured in an amtrak accident north of philly, since then, amtrak has finished adding an automatic braking system called positive train control to all of the northeast corridor. in january, we got a firsthand look. >> it's slowing it down for you. >> it just took over control of the train for me. >> reporter: the system should have been programmed to prevent trains from approaching a work zone unless the work crew was on the wrong tracks. >> a constant challenge in the rail industry. >> reporter: the question tonight, if there was human error, where did it occur? tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> we turn now to the banking bombshell causing shock waves around the world. the so-called pa

amtrak workers. that raises the question that they did not know this was an active track. to investigate the accident. you can see behind me that is train number 89. it was on the palmetto route from new york to savannah, georgia. 341 passengers on board. 35 of the passengers injured when the collision happened. none with life threatening injuries. all of them were taken to the hospital or gotten to their destinations by amtrak today. you can see the force of the impact by looking at the front engine car. it actually derailed from the track. on sunday, amtrak was able to bring back limited service on the northeast corridor. that is good news for the monday morning commute. 750,000 people ride the northeast corridor every day between boston and washington, d.c. on sunday morning around 8:00 a.m., this was a frightening experience for many of those passengers. one of them telling cnn he could tell something was wrong before the crash happened outside the window. they could see a cloud of dust and it felt like they were riding on gravel. another passenger 15-year-old linton ho

this is not the first time an amtrak train has crashed in this same area in chest.uary 29th, 1988, a train with 130 people on board slammed into had maintenance vehicle. track was supposed to be closed at the time. 24 people were hurt, none seriously. the ntsb said the fault felt on both amtrak and tower operator who fled his on the poster after the crash that controller then resigned. less than a year since the last deadly amtrak deailment may 12th, 2015 a train flipped off the track while rounding a corner in port richmond. eight people died. more than 200 injured. the train was traveling more than a hundred miles per hour when that accident happened. of course stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage of this ongoing and developing story. we'll have the latest on eyewitness news tomorrow morning begin at 4:30 and force on h of course on our website all the tile cbsphilly.com. >>> frightening moments or fans piling out of saturday's flyers game escalator malfunction. take a look at what happened. machine seemed to speed up a bit. sending the crowd on the mov

this is not the first time an amtrak train has crashed in this same area in chest.th, 1988, a train with 130 people on board slammed into had maintenance vehicle. track was supposed to be closed at the time. 24 people were hurt, none seriously. the ntsb said the fault felt on both amtrak and tower operator who fled his on the poster after the crash that controller then resigned. less than a year since the last deadly amtrak deailment may 12th, 2015 a train flipped off the track while rounding a corner in port richmond. eight people died. more than 200 injured. the train was traveling more than a hundred miles per hour when that accident happened. of course stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage of this ongoing and developing story. we'll have the latest on eyewitness news tomorrow morning begin at 4:30 and force on h of course on our website all the tile cbsphilly.com. >>> frightening moments or fans piling out of saturday's flyers game escalator malfunction. take a look at what happened. machine seemed to speed up a bit. sending the crowd on the moving ste

an amtrak worker and his supervisor on that backhoe were killed instantly. smoo the smoo >> the video shows construction train equipment on he track immediately adjacent to the amtrak's train's track. >> just last may eight passengers were killed in an amtrak accident north of philly. since then they've added an automatic braking system which should have been programmed to prevent trains from approaching a work zone. there are some questions tonight about whether the system failed or perhaps whether it was human error. >>> politics now. it is all about the numbers. candidates on both sides of the aisle fighting for votes and delegates. some are hoping for a big win in the badger state. polls show cruz is leading trump on the eve of the vote. trump insists he will clinch the nomination. >> if we don't win here, it's not over, but wouldn't you like to take the credit in wisconsin for ending it? ofg the delegates in state after state after state. if we continue doing that we will win 1237 delegates. >> and john kasich campaigned and slammed trump for jug zesting

this morning, investigators will be looking for what caused an amtrak train to collide with a backhoein delaware county. >> experts are citing human error as a possible factor. this morning, the train is being moved from the tracks in delaware county. amtrak says it's running a normal schedule for the morning commute. septa riders could see delays on the wilmington/newark line. the train collision killed two veteran amtrak workers and sent dozens of passengers to the hospital. >>> nbc 10's monique braxton was first on the scene of the deadly derailment yesterday morning and has been gathering new information since back on scene early this morning. she joins us now live from trainer, delaware county with the latest. monique? >> reporter: good morning to you both. i should tell you first, just moments ago we saw an amtrak train heading north proceed through this area, although slower than normal by all appearances. overnight, we have been watching work being done on the tracks as well as that derailed train. it is moving north. the goal is to get it to 30th street station. >> we now hav

fireball that came up on the side of the window. >> she limped her way into the nephew's window after an amtrakrain struck a backhoe on track. >> everyone was hysterical. people on my car screaming. >> reporter: cbs says two people killed are amtrak emplowees. the backhoe operator and supervisor -- employees. the backhoe operator and supervisor. both had years of experience. >> must have been a miscommunication, a failure somewhere. got to make sure it does not happen again. >> people were running across the field? >> from everywhere. can you imagine getting in a train crash and they tell you to run through the woods. >> reporter: a spokesperson says they will not have another media briefing until tomorrow. they are going to be here the rest of the night. amtrak tells us they have limited service running from philadelphia to willmington. >> reporter: back to you. >> as you might imagine a lot of passengers stuck at union station as amtrak travel stopped. we have been there this evening and we go live right now with a look at what is stephanie. >> reporter: deb ra, good evening. the last two tra

it was last may that an amtrak train derailed north of philadelphia at night. engers were killed. the two derailments, while unrelated, happen less than a year and 20 miles apart on amtrak's busy northeast corridor in tay uninjured were bused away from the scene. but tonight, limited service has resumed through the accident area. investigators will be look at the signals, dispatch. how did the train and piece of equipment get on the same line? as you can see, trains are rolling here. the commute tomorrow should not be significantly affected. >> thank you. >>> now to the deadly weather hitting millions tonight. high winds wreaking havoc in the northeast. strong gusts knocking down trees and knocking out power for thousands. frigid temperatures bringing spring snow in other states. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, dozens of cars caught in a snowy pileup in upstate new york, including a tour bus. emergency crews racing to reach the injured. all part of a wintry blast bringing dangerous winds across the east. in boston, this bmw crushed by a falling tree.

they say they are also looking into the possibility that a scheduling error may have placed an amtrak maintenance crew on the tracks when they shouldn't have been. the amtrak passenger train en route from new york to savannah, georgia was 15 minutes outside philadelphia when it crashed into an amtrak maintenance crew on the track. >> i woke up to being thrown into the seat in front of me and window got blown out right beside me. >> all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train. then there was a couple fire flashes. >> reporter: it was just before 8:00 sunday morning when the front engine smashed into a backhoe, derailing and sending equipment parts flying. the bucket to that backhoe left sitting in the middle of the tracks. other pieces thrown several feet away. the windshield and some passenger car windows were shattered. of one car was a mangled mess. >> we got off-track. then there was a big explosion. then it was a fire, then windows bursted out and, like, some people were cut up. >> reporter: emergency crews were radioed in to help. >> we now have our secon

an amtrak train collides with a backhoe outside of philadelphia. the crash kills two workers and sends dozens of passengers to the hospital. powerful punch across our area. tonight as the cleanup continues, another wintery mess gets ready to move in. >> i'm joe torres. >> and i'm sandra bookman. thousands of people remain without power after strong winds blew through the area. they knocked down trees and power lines on long island, evennen sparking small fires on the streets in belmar. >> the wind uprooted trees and tossed them on to sidewalks and homes in rutherford, but tonight the winds will make way for another storm system and the possibility of snow. meteorologist jeff smith here now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. jeff. >> and some of those wicked wind gusts that we had out there today included 64 miles per hour at jfk airport, 55 miles per hour at newark. a lot of 54 miles per hour wind gusts, laguardia, islip and lake hurst new jersey. no doubt there was damage and power outages. between 20 and 30 miles per hour right now. that wi

nearly 350 passengers and crew members were on board when an amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks about 20 miles south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania, this morning. two amtrak workers who were on the backhoe died. dozens on the train are hurt. tonight as the investigation gets under way our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is on the scene. >> reporter: investigators worked around the damaged front end of amtrak train 89 after it collided with a backhoe early sunday morning in chester just south of philadelphia. 341 passengers and seven crew were on the new york to savannah, george ga train, passenger beth blakely. >> it fell like a car accident, like an impact. and it was a rough ride. it took a long time to stop. and all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train and then there were a couple of sort of fire flashes and then we came to a stop. it was pretty panicky. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board is what happened shortly before 8 a.m. the two amtrak employees killed were from the construction crew working on the ba

. >>> tonight the ntsb is reviewing tapes of the moment an amtrak train crashed outside of philadelphia yesterday, killing two workers and sending hundreds of passengers flying. but right now investigators say they are no closer to determining what or who was at fault. cameras show maintenance equipment sitting on two sets of tracks just before the violent crash. but they don't know why it was there. they're trying to figure out if it's human error. >> human factors related accidents have been a constant challenge in the rail industry, ever since railroads were started back in the early 1800s. >> last may eight people were killed in an amtrak crash just north of philly. since then an automatic braking system called positive train control has been added to those tracks. it should have been programmed to prevent trains approaching a work zone unless the train was on the wrong tracks. >>> all new tonight we continue a deeper look into the impact of the zika virus. >> it would be surprised if we didn't see some form of small local outbreaks at least in the southeastern part of the country.

kellye: passengers tossed as an air track -- amtrak train the rails. two people are dead. an investigation that a piece of construction equipment was on what he is saying about his controversial abortion statement. and one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. we begin tonight with breaking news of a serious accident on northbound i 270 in montgomery county. this is an image from montgomery bashy a spokesperson with a spokesperson with montgomery county fire and rescue. the accident is in clarksburg. one of the injuries is life-threatening. now the developing story outside of philadelphia. going tois pennsylvania to investigate what happened when an amtrak train struck a backhoe on a track, killing two amtrak workers and injuring dozens of passengers. part its way from new york to savannah, georgia. roz plater has what investigators are saying. roz: i'm a bit down track from the derailment. kevin is going to hand up so that you can see what's going on. to get the derailed engine car back on the track, securing it in preparation for telling off-track. all of this is

we are hearing reports of a deadly incident involving an amtrak train in pennsylvania. our sister station down in philadelphia, wpvi says two people have died as a result of this incident. it happened south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania. amtrak also tweeting out information saying the incident involves the palmetto train number 89. details about this incident, and we'll bring it to you as soon as we learn more. again, an incident involving an amtrak train has left two dead in chester, pennsylvania. >> in other news this morning, police are investigating the death of a man reported missing after his body was found in a wooded area on long island. 26-year-old alexander encorvia was found shot and killed yesterday afternoon in middle island. investigators say a woman was walking her dog on a path behind a kmart store when she spotted the man's body. he was reported missing this past thursday and was last seen leaving the comfort inn in medford. that's where he lived. two days earlier. >>> police are questioning the driver of a moving truck who forced evacuations

an amtrak train derailing killing two people injuring dozens. the investigation into how all of this unraveled, next. >>> and happening now, an unwanted pig gets a new lease on life after ending up at the butcher. luckily that butcher could tell the potbelly pig belonged to a family, not on a dinner table. now she's up for adoption. her story is actually trending on our facebook page. >>> popeye the sailor can now get a navy tattoo. you can find that story on our twitter feed. >>> you hear the emotional moment there at brussels airport. the first flight takes off following last month's deadly terror attack. people cheered as the plane lift under to the air. the first of three scheduled flights yesterday. passengers are encountering tight security at the airport where you can still see the damage from the bombing that killed more than a dozen people. still airport officials say resuming operations is a sign of hope. >> i think it's a very emotional moment for all of us. me, personally, of course, we've all worked day and night over the last 12 day

there's a deadly crash involving an amtrak train. we know two people are deed.n hit them or if they were on the train. the accident happened before 8:00 a.m. near booth street. details are coming into the newsroom. we know this morning at least two people are dead we'll keep you posted on the breaking news story throughout the morning. amtrak has been updating the passengers on twitter

expect delays at this point, amtrak and septa will be sharing tracks one an four, two and three will not be running at this point. expect delays between philadelphia and wilmington, at least service has been restored with amtrak. that's the big news that starts this morning. service restored on the septa wilmington newark line. you will see things and how they develop. no outbound service between highland station. service has been restored wilmington newark line they are sharing tracks with amtrak. 70 eastbound shut down at main street. the alternate church road. this is a problem with a downed pole. they closed the jug handle there. church road will get you around it. boulevard, southbound traffic heading toward the schuylkill moving just fine at this point. the big problem is with mass transit. we'll keep you up to date. >>> investigators are looking into what led to a collision of an amtrak train and backhoe two people were killed and dozens more were injured. >> reporter: two people that died were amtrak employees, so far their names have not been released. a.m. track has not said

that is above the posted 50 miles an hour speed limit. >> amtrak just finisheded installing positive train control on tracks. the ntsb says it could have helped prevent that day accident. in the first three years amtrak reported about 1800 derailments, collisions and other accidents according to the federal railroad administration. >> be sure to stay with fox 29. both on air and on line for any new information and all your updates. just led to fox29.com or you can download or fox 29 news ap at i tunes or google play. i know you had to notice those winds whipping last night and early today. >> you couldn't miss it. powerful wind caused damage and power outages all around the tri-state area. a high wind warning was issued for much of the region. check out some d-here rareton new jersey. power outages were reported in about 10,000 homes. some residents say the wind shattered the windows and sent debris flying all over the place. in new york city, all crane operations where there had been troubles in past, were suspended because of the intense conditions. >>> everyone is ok in a bensalem

here's what we do know about them they are amtrak employees. 40 year veteran an 20 year veteran. congressman bob brady believes they were doing scheduled maintenance on the track. new york senator told reporters that the two employees we're a backhoe operator and a supervisor. he says it's likely that human error was involved and that no equipment is ever to be operated on an active track. he says amtrak has a 20 step protocol for anyone to be on the track, that was likely not followed. he called for amtrak to review their safety procedures. now the lead investigator on this accident offered his condolences to the victim's families. said only local agencies will be able to release their names to the public. we are learning that at the autopsys on the two victims will be performed tomorrow. i'm live in chester cbs3 eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. 35 people were taken to area hospital for treatment. a thumb of those patients were treated in media. eyewitness news reporter alexandria hoff is live 3 with more information. alexandria. >> reporter: well in a tar sharks the num

north carolina. >>> the national transportation safety board is working to find out whether a caused an amtrak train to derail killing two people. >>> amtrak is back running on schedule today. the train going from new york to savannah, georgia hit a piece of equipment on the tracks in chester 8:00 a.m. there were 300 people on board at the time. john rawlins is live outside chester city hall now where the

north carolina. >>> the national transportation safety board is working to find out whether a caused an amtrak train to derail killing two people. >>> amtrak is back running on schedule today. the train going from new york to savannah, georgia hit a piece of equipment on the tracks in chester 8:00 a.m. there were 300 people on board at the time. john rawlins is live outside chester city hall now where the mayor spoke about the incident a short time ago. john? >> reporter: that's correct, the mayor said the thoughts and prayers of the city officials go out to the family and co-workers of the two dead men. once the safety investigators are done with their job it is hoped that the there will be lessons learned and the rails will be safer in the future. northeast corridor runs through chester. first responders study and train about what could go wrong on the tracks. a lot of is still unknown. how did a regularly schedule southbound train end up striking a right of away construction vehicle a backhoe on a clear, sunny morning. they have the locomotive recording device that will supply the train spe

one person sent to the hospital after being struck by an amtrak train in bucks county. officials say it happened near cornwell heights station in bensalem. it was headed from harrisburg to new york when the person was hit around 7:30 tonight. no word on the victim's condition or why they were on the track. amtrak says service has resumed through the area. >>> check it out. strong winds picked up and tossed the trailer this morning. it is happening on the hammond farm in cape may county. several structures on the property were also damaged. >>> the worst of the wind is over, it is still breezy. this is a live look at conditions in cape may. it is not feeling like april. we take a live look. it is in the upper 30s now. then temperatures are going to go up tomorrow. nbc10 first alert meteorologist karen thomas joins us with details on the temperature roller coaster. car snen. >> that's exactly the way we will describe it, it is going up and down. thank goodness the winds have calmed down for most of the region. we are getting a wind out of the southwest in philadelphia abo

mike and alex back over to you. >>> 6:02 on this monday. >> terrifying ride on the tracks when an amtrak train slams in heavy construction equipment. >> but it happened 8:00 o'clock yesterday morning. steve keeley, i keep hearing these conflicting reports. was the backhoe which the train hit on a live track or adjacent track, do you know. >> reporter: that is the question. i don't know. i don't know if investigators know f they do know they are not saying. look at our lights. look at our live picture. just like you you see on the picture they have red lights and green lights and you can see a train coming. this is the slowest, i have seen any vehicle will if this is indeed a train coming here and it is. we have seen trains race through here without blowing their horn. as you see that train going by that is a septa train that is going fairly fast but no where near as fast as train that cam back here that hit that backhoe a at 120 miles an hour. you can see there are plenty of police, plenty of investigators and repair crews where you see those big heavy construction lights ahead at the cr

economy. >>> then two amtrak construction workers are dead and dozens of people injured after an amtrakderails. ahead, a live report from the newsroom continues after this. >>> hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> a candid donald trump hit the campaign trail today as he and his rivals canvas the state of wisconsin two days ahead of the state's primary. trump made a pit stop at a diner in milwaukee. the frontrunner gave reporters his two cents on the delegate math needed to clinch the nomination. >> the reason it is very unfair, and i think i'll get there, i think i'll get there, the reason it is unfair is the following. when i started, there were 17 candidates. people never say this. i've never heard it said. i didn't have two candidates or four, i had 17 candidates. most of those candidates were accomplished people. you had governors, you had senators, you had people like dr. ben carson who

. >>> amtrak says business should be back to normal. an accident happened when the train rammed into a backhoe on the tracks. >> reporter: passengers on board amtrak's train 89 describe a fire ball. >> some people were pretty bloody. it was a big explosion. then it was a fire. >> reporter: 15-year-old was traveling to north carolina to visit his father. officials say the train hit a backhoe on the tracks outside philadelphia. two people were killed. >> we now have our second doa. >> stephanie burrow snapped these photos. she says passengers went up in the air on impact. >> it was such a harsh thud. >> reporter: the 341 passengers and seven employees were evacuated to a nearby church. nearly three dozen were hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> one person was killed when an amtrak train bound for california hit a car in northern illinois. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. amtrak officials say no one on the train was hurt. >>> a train smashes into a double decker bus in thailand. local media reports at least three p

and south bay are also doing that as well and national news to people died and 32 were injured in an amtrak train headed to new york and savannah georgia it happened just out the philadelphia early sunday morning when 300 passengers and seven crew members were on board. >>reporter: national transportation safety board investigators on the scene of a deadly train accident near chester pa. they recover the event and video from the locomotives and now began unraveling howe happened and why the crash of bringing up uncomfortable memories of the derailment philadelphia last may that killed eight people and injured more than 200 sun this accident occurred when a train slammed into tobacco part of the tracks a notice on amtrak's web size is regularly scheduled trains operate monday but there may be some delays in the affected area and. >>will tran: 10 left the gold medalist in form 49 that data to travel this weekend will explain what happened and a little dog has called bayreuth after leading police on a chase where the stock is at this morning's. ugh, this pimple's gonna last forever. aw com'on.

an active scene here. you see police here. ntsb is arriving on scene. amtrak is investigating. to know how this could have happened, why there was construction like this going on on an active track. something of note. some passengers that cnn talked to described moments leading up to the crash where they could see out the window, that it was incredibly dusty. one described it as a dust storm, it felt like they were riding over gravel. he said that was before the train came to an abrupt stop when clearly the accident happened. another passenger who was farther back on the train, a 15-year-old, told one of our affiliates about his experience. take a listen. >> the train was like rumbling, then we got off track i guess. then it was just a bunch of dust. just dust everywhere. then the train conductors, they were running to the front. there were people, they were bloody. it was an explosion. we got off track, then there was like a big explosion, then a fire, then window burst out. some people were cut up. >> reporter: poppy, as you can see this has been happening all day long. you m

and an accident involving an amtrak train has claimed two lives in philadelphia. two construction workers died and two passengers were injured. the crash is once again raising questions about the safety of america's railway system. >> amtrak train 89 started in new york city and was bound for savannah, georgia, carrying 341 passengers and seven crew members. as it passed through pennsylvania something went very wrong. >> i felt like the train hit something and there were three or four really big bangs. it threw us off the chairs. >> the train had hit a backhoe that was on the tracks. >> i woke up to being thrown in the seat in front of me and the window was blown out right beside me. yeah, there was a fireball. kind of a frightening few seconds. we didn't know what to do. >> there was an explosion, a loud bang and the train decreased speed to halt and basically there is a cloud of yellow smoke surrounding the train as we stopped. >> two people died in the derailment. both long time amtrak employees who were working with the backhoe that caused the accident. dozens

it was last may that an amtrak train derailed north of philadelphia at night. ght passengers were killed. the two derailments, while unrelated, happened less than a year and 20 miles apart on amtrak's busy northeast corridor. many of the uninjured were bused away from the scene. limited service has resumed through this accident area. the damaged engine and train are still here. ntsb investigators will be talking to dispatchers, looking at signals, trying to figure out why that train and the heavy equipment were on the same rail. david kerley, abc news, trainor, pennsylvania. >> quite a mystery there. >>> we'll turn our focus overseas and to lahore, pack staj. hundreds gathered adviser victims of a terror attack on easter sunday. muslims, christians and hindus gathered to show solidarity. 75 people were killed including 29 children. the attack was aimed at christians but many muslims were among the victims. >>> an emotional day in belgium as brussels international airport reopens for the first time since those deadly terror attacks. the first passenger flight to

nearly 350 passengers and crew members were on board when an amtrak train hit a backhoe on the tracks 20 miles south of philadelphia in chester, pennsylvania sunday morning. two amtrak drivers on the back hoe died. dozens on the train are hurt. as the investigation gets underway our transportation correspondent kris van cleave is on the scene. >> reporter: investigators worked around the damaged front end of amtrak train 89 after it collided with a backhoe in chester south of philadelphia. 341 passengers and seven crew were on the new york to savannah, georgia train. passenger, beth blakeley. an impact. then it was a rough ride. it took a long time to stop. all you could see was a lot of dirt and debris flying past the train. and then there was a couple of sort of like fire flashes. and then, we came to a stop. it was pretty panicky. >> national transportation safety board its leading the investigation. two amtrak employees killed were from the construction crew working on the backhoe, the collision tore into the train's first passenger car. roughly three dozen from the train were tak