Deadly Metro-North Accident, Fire In Valhalla

Damaged train involved in Metro-North accident at maintenance facility to be further examined. (Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)

NTSB Metro-North Accident Investigation

Photo of car interior showing third rail pieces in the passenger compartment of the Metro-North train that crashed on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)

Charred Metro-North train at inspection facility

Train involved in Valhalla, N Y, Metro-North accident at maintenance facility to be further examined (NTSB Flickr)

NTSB Metro-North Accident Investigation

NTSB IIC examines inside burned unit of Metro-North accident. (Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)

NTSB Metro-North Accident Investigation

An NTSB investigator examines train involved in MetroNorth accident at maintenance facility. (Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2015. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

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Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: Chopper 880)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

The sport utility vehicle that was hit by a Metro-North train is removed from the site of the accident on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train car that killed seven people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Workers use a torch to cut through a piece of rail that appeared to be lodged between two Metro-North train cars after a crash with a sport utility vehicle that occured last night on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train cars that killed seven people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Officials inspect a Metro-North train crash with a sport utility vehicle that occured last night on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train cars that killed seven people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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The aftermath of a Metro-North train crash on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. (credit: Don Champion/CBS News)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Officials inspect a Metro-North train crash with a sport utility vehicle that occurred on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Officials inspect a Metro-North train crash with a sport utility vehicle that occured last night on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train cars that killed six people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Officials inspect a Metro-North train crash with a sport utility vehicle that occurred on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train cars that killed six people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

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Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Wreckage of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

NTSB Investigates Deadly Metro-North Crash

NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt speaks at the scene of a deadly Metro-North crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2015. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Robert Sumwalt, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks at a press conference regarding a Metro-North train crash with a sport utility vehicle that occured last night on February 4, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. The crash started a fire in the train cars that killed six people, including the driver of the vehicle. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

The remains of an SUV involved in the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash Aftermath

Investigators on the scene of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, NY on Feb. 4, 2014. (credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

The scene of a Metro North Train crash on February 3, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images)

Westchester Medical Center News Conference

Dr. Joseph Turkowski, Dr. Ivan Miller and Patricia Wrobbel of Westchester Medical Center address the media on Feb. 4, 2015. (credit: Andrea Grymes/CBS2)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers and police investigate a Metro-North train crash on February 3, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers and police investigate a Metro-North train crash on February 3, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

First responders work at the scene of a train accident on February 3, 2015 in Valhalla, New York. A Metro-North commutor train carrying hundreds of passengers struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing killing at least seven people and injuring many more. (Photo by Andrew Delaney/Getty Images)

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Metro-North Train Into Car

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit two cars and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: @anabolicapple)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: bizzz23)

Metro-North Railroad Valhalla accident

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Metro-North Railroad Valhalla accident

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Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: CBS2)

Metro-North Railroad Valhalla accident

Rear of Metro-North train sits at crossing where officials say the front hit two cars in Valhalla, N.Y. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (Credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: @anabolicapple)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: @anabolicapple)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: @anabolicapple)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: Paul Iaconis)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: Dan Soloway)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: Dan Soloway)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: Dan Soloway)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: Dan Soloway)

Metro-North Crash, Fire

A Metro-North Harlem Line train hit a car and caught fire in Valhalla on Tuesday, Feb. 3. (Credit: bizzz23)

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