Onlookers view a New Jersey Transit train that derailed and crashed through the station in Hoboken under armour thrill 3 australia , New Jersey. Courtesy of David Richman via REUTERS NEW YORK - Investigators on Friday examined the black box recorder recovered from twisted wreckage of a New Jersey commuter train for clues as to why it plowed into a landmark terminal, killing a woman on the platform and injuring scores of people.
The event recorder was removed late on Thursday from the locomotive at the rear of the NJ Transit train that slammed through a barrier at the end of the track and into the Hoboken station during the morning rush hour, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Christopher O'Neil said.
He said debris from the crash, with beams supporting the roof down and wreckage strewn about the site of the historic Beaux Arts rail terminal under armour newell ridge australia , was preventing investigators from reaching a second recorder in the train's front car. It may not be until Saturday that the device is recovered.
The recorders hold data that includes the train's speed, throttle position and use of brakes and could offer clues as to why the train, crowded mainly with commuters heading into Manhattan, failed to stop.
NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr said the investigation was expected to take seven to 10 days. The agency scheduled a news conference for 5:30 p.m. EDT on Friday.
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Train No. 1614, originating in Spring Valley, New York under armour hovr phantom australia , was at the end of its 17-stop hour-long southward journey when it crashed, toppling support columns in the early 20th century building. Witnesses described a scene of horror and chaos.
Witnesses and officials said the train came into the station too fast and never slowed, but it was unclear why.
It was too early to say whether an anti-collision system known as positive train control (PTC) could have prevented the crash, they said. PTC is designed to halt a train if the driver misses a stop signal under armour charged bandit 4 australia , and advocates say it helps to address human error. None of NJ Transit's train are equipped with PTC.
Peter Goelz, a former NTSB managing director, said that PTC is most effective at higher speeds out on open track, adding it is far from clear it could have made a difference in Hoboken. He said other factors under armour 24/7 low australia , such as the alertness of the locomotive engineer, or driver, could turn out to be more important.
Representative Bill Pascrell of New Jersey, who toured the site Thursday under armour scorpio 2 australia , again on Friday called for new safety measures on commuter rail systems including more federal funding for PTC. "Commuters need to feel safe in our trains and on our tracks," he said in a statement.
WOMAN, 34, KILLED
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