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The train was travelling in a "pusher" configuration in that the locomotive was behind the train pushing it, rather than being in the lead pulling it. In this arrangement, the engineer sits in the "Cab Car" which is on the opposite end of the train from the locomotive. This car has been designed so that the locomotive can be remotely controlled from the cab car by the engineer. Since the weight of the locomotive was so much greater than the weight of the cars ahead of it, the cars were basically sandwiched between two locomotives after the lead car (cab car) became derailed. I believe this is the primary factor contributing to the seriousness of the accident.
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