Survivors who emerged battered and bloodied described a chaotic scene, with passengers thrown against walls, furniture and one another, and luggage and other loose items flying through the air and falling on terrified riders. By Wednesday night, as cars were being removed, some passengers still had not been accounted for.
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Investigators say that it is too early to know whether the speed alone caused the wreck and that they will examine other factors, such as track conditions, throttle and brake settings and alarms in the engineer’s cab. They were also studying video from a forward-facing camera mounted on the locomotive, and they plan to interview the engineer and other crew members soon.
