An Amtrak train that derailed near DuPont Monday morning killing three people and injuring dozens of others was going 80 mph in a 30 mph area just before the crash, according to preliminary data reports given to the National Transportation Safety Board.
In a briefing late Monday night, NTSB investigators said they are beginning to gather information from the data recorder in the rear locomotive of the train.
"We will be looking at all the different areas related to this accident. That includes such things as operations, mechanical, human factors, signals, survival factors and of course the event data recorders," said NTSB member Bella Dinh-Zarr.