mr. ted turpin, a senior investigator with decades of experience in real operations and safety and extensive investigative experience. mr. turpin will lead a multidisciplinary team of ntsb experts in the following areas. the condition of the tracks will be assessed, operations, to look at the operational aspects of the involved trains and dispatchers and human factors, which typically look at issues regarding human performance and mechanical to investigate the function of the involved mechanical systems. and, recorders available data recorders, cameras and other personal electronic devices. if needed, other specialists will be called in, as well and critical physical evidence will be collected and sent to the ntsb lab or an outside contracted lab for inspection. we have few definitive facts at this early stage. when i'm able to say and share with you, at this point, is we know that last night sometime before 11:30 p.m., eight csx freight train headed out of baltimore with, approaching union station when an alert came from dispatch prompting the train to stop and the crew to disembark to chec