By . Will Payne In The Bronx, New York . and Ryan Gorman . and Associated  Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:35 EST, 1 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:05 EST, 2 December 2013 . The death toll in the New York Metro-North train crash could rise - with investigators looking for more bodies trapped under the wreckage. Heavy-lifting cranes are being brought in to move the carriages, strewn on the tracks in The Bronx, New York. Officials believe they have accounted for everyone on board and emergency services have searched the train thoroughly, but they cannot rule out the possibility that more dead bodies are buried. Three of the four confirmed dead -  two men and two women - were thrown from the train on impact and there are fears that could have happened to more passengers. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Almost in the water: The Hudson River can be seen in the background of the train, which stopped just short of the East River after derailing . Search and rescue: Firefighters scaled the sideways train cars with ladders as they searched for survivors . Horrible tragedy: Several dozen people have been removed from the crash by stretcher - those covered in yellow are deceased . Claims of innocence: Engineer William Rockefeller Jr, 46, seen here being loaded into an ambulance, has claimed he tried to apply the brakes but they didn't work . Glowing review: Rockefeller's father defended the engineer as a dependable professional who loves trains . Steve Morello, a spokesperson for . Metropolitan Transportation Administration (MTA), said: 'The police and . fire department have thoroughly searched the carriages, using a variety . of equipment and specially trained dogs. ‘They . went everywhere they could go in the search’, he said. ‘But there is no . passenger manifest on a train so it is impossible to be 100 per cent . certain everyone has been accounted for. 'A crane is being brought in, which should be here soon and will be able to lift the carriages. 'We will be on hand to assist in that operation.' Three . of the four people were killed when they were ejected from the . southbound train, the fourth fatality was discovered inside one of the . overturned train cars, officials said. Multiple witnesses have claimed . the train was going too fast. At . least 63 people were injured in the wreck, officials added. The injured . were rushed to four separate hospitals - 11 are critical, six are in . serious condition. One man has spinal cord injuries and broken bones, . the rest have suffered broken bones and lacerations, according to WABC. Investigators . from the National Transportation Safety Board have been on the scene . since 12.30pm and have recovered the train's black box, a spokesperson . said. The NTSB expects to be on the scene for over a week. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the train's recording device would help answer some questions about the underlying cause of the derailment. 'The black box will say what the speed was, whether the brakes were applied before the emergency brakes,' he told CBS. Look away: Emergency responders hold a white sheet over a victim . Solemn duty: A police officer stands guard over a body near the crash . A rescuer helps an injured woman leave after the Metro-North train derailed on route to Grand Central Station . The governor added that the accident 'would've been much, much worse if this had happened during the week.' The Grand Central Station-bound . Metro-North commuter train jumped the tracks near the Spuyten-Duyvil . Station just before 7.30am Sunday morning. All seven of the train cars . left the tracks, with two turning completely over and one stopping just . before the Harlem River. The . violent derailment sent people flying through the train cars - some . were even ejected from them - as windows smashed open, dirt and gravel . shot inside them and the seven car train was left scattered around the . tracks like a toy set. 'One . woman seemed like she had lost most of her head,' a survivor told the . Post. 'The side of the car was just covered in her blood.' '[The . dead woman] was flung out of the car,' she recalled. 'I used my yoga . mat to cover her body. I’m probably still not processing it.' 'It was just a bloodbath,' an FDNY rescuer told the New York Post. 'This is the worse accident scene I’ve ever worked, there was blood everywhere.' Family man: Writer James Lovell, 58, a married father of four, has been identified as one of the four victims of the derailment . This evening, information slowly began to trickle out about the four deceased victims - two men and two women. One of the victims has been identified as 58-year-old Jim Lovell, the husband of Philipstown Deputy Supervisor Nancy Montgomery and a father of four. Lovell and his wife lived in Cold Spring with their four children. Philipstown.info described Mr Lovell as a professional writer who was active in the Democratic Party. The other three victims have been . identified tonight as James Ferrari, 59, of Montrose; Donna Smith, 54, . of Newburgh, and 35-year-old Ahn Kisook, of Queens. NTSB . spokesperson Earl Weener said investigators expect to be on the scene . 'a week to 10 days' investigating the cause of the deadly crash. The agency has already green-lit the use of a crane to upright the overturned train cars, Mr Weener said, adding that turning the locomotive over would stop further fuel from spilling. It is not clear how much fuel has spilled. Waiting game: People and an empty electronic display for the Hudson line are seen in Grand Central Station after a Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx . Silver lining: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that had the accident happened during the weekday, the death toll could have been higher . The investigators worked the site throughout the afternoon, but the investigation will begin Monday in earnest, Mr Weener explained, adding that speed is considered a factor. The NTSB will also look into Metro-North maintenance records after expressing earlier this year a concern over how well the train operator's equipment is maintained. Engineer William Rockefeller Jr, 46, has . claimed he tried to apply the brakes but they didn't work, according to . multiple reports. William Rockefeller Sr. defended his son to the Post, saying 'he’s one of the better engineers, the most dependable. And he really does like trains.' Four people were confirmed dead on the scene of the accident, officials said.They were all riding in the overturned cars. Three individuals were found dead outside the train, FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano added. 'We believe that three of the four fatalities were thrown from the train,' Mr Cassano said. Metro North commuter trains do not have seat belts. All seven of the train cars and the locomotive jumped the . tracks just before the bend on the Hudson Line train, multiple cars are shown are their side, with one only inches . from the Harlem River's icy waters. 'It’s obviously a very tragic situation,' Governor Cuomo said, 'unfortunately there are four fatalities and 63 people are injured.’ Despite a train earlier this year derailing only feet from this incident, the governor dismissed the track itself being the problem. 'The curve has been here for many years, trains take the curve everyday… there has to be another factor.' President Barack Obama said in a statement issued by the White House that his thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the victims of the derailment. According to the statement, the president was briefed on the accident Sunday morning. The White House added that Obama will continue to stay in touch with New York officials throughout the day. The train left Poughkeepsie at 5.54am and derailed at 7.22am, according to an MTA spokesperson. It was due to arrive at Grand Central at 7.30am. Hurt, but alive: Emergency personnel evacuate the train engineer from the scene . No worse for wear: Emergency personnel evacuate engineer William Rockefeller Jr. of a Metro-North train which derailed . Tossed around: Another one of the victims thrown around the out of control train cars is assisted by emergency personnel . Headed to the hospital: A man is taken away on a stretcher at the site of a Sunday morning Metro-North train derailment . Getting help: A woman is taken to an ambulance after surviving the Metro North train derailment . A 14-year old boy and his father, as well as five off-duty NYPD officers were among the 63 injured, according to WABC. One officer sustained broken ribs and a broken shoulder, among other injuries. The injured were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, St Barnabas Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, as well as New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Mr Rockefeller Jr. is among the injured and originally called 911 to report the crash, the governor said, adding he is listed in stable condition at a local hospital. He is married but has no . children, according to his father who had no idea his son was on the train . until the maligned operator's wife called to say he is okay. A train employees union official called the accident the 'worst thing' he's seen in his 38 years on the tracks told the Wall Street Journal. The train was being pushed by a diesel locomotive in the rear, there is some evidence to suggest fuel has spilled, but that has yet to be confirmed. Some of the survivors were rescued by firefighters using jacks and airbags to lift the train cars off of them, Mr Cassano said. Over 100 people were aboard the train. There were three conductors and an engineer among them - none of the dead are MTA employees, according to reports. Dozens of injuries: One of the 63 injured is seen being carried away on stretcher . Down, but not out: Lucky survivors of the train derailment appear to still be in shock over what happened . Briefing: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast (left) and New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (center) speak to the media after a Metro-North train derailed . Between two rivers: The Hudson River is on the right and the Harlem River is on the left - the train derailed on a narrow peninsula between them . Officials do not expect to discover any more dead or injured, and all the wounded victims are expected to survive. Early . footage from the scene showed divers in the water and cadaver dogs in the brush . searching for bodies. At least 130 emergency responders arrived on the . scene, an official said. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was notably absent from the press conference. The MTA has said train service along the line is suspended indefinitely. A sea of help: About 130 emergency responders gathered at the scene of the crash . On the edge: The train stopped just before the Harlem River as dozens of passengers were thrown from the cars . Like toy cars: Train cars were scattered across the tracks and into the brush like toys .
Over 100 people were traveling aboard the Grand Central Terminal-bound train from Poughkeepsie, NY on Metro-North's Hudson Line .
The engineer, a 20-year veteran of the commuter rail, claims he tried to apply the brakes - but they did not work .
Three people were killed after being ejected from the train, which witnesses described as driving at a higher than normal rate of speed .
Victims of crash are said to be two men and two women from Cold Spring, Montrose, Newburgh and Queens .
Among the dead is James Lovell, 58, a married father of four .
One woman described being flung six feet through the air onto a broken window and being dragged along the ground 'I just wanted it to stop'
An NTSB spokesperson confirmed the train's black box has been recovered .
A number of factors, including speed and Metro-North maintenance records, will be investigated .
President Obama was briefed about derailment and offered his thoughts and prayers for victims and their families .
By . Will Payne In The Bronx, New York . and Ryan Gorman . and Associated  Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:35 EST, 1 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:05 EST, 2 December 2013 . The death toll in the New York Metro-North train crash could rise - with investigators looking for more bodies trapped under the wreckage. Heavy-lifting cranes are being brought in to move the carriages, strewn on the tracks in The Bronx, New York. Officials believe they have accounted for everyone on board and emergency services have searched the train thoroughly, but they cannot rule out the possibility that more dead bodies are buried. Three of the four confirmed dead - two men and two women - were thrown from the train on impact and there are fears that could have happened to more passengers. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Almost in the water: The Hudson River can be seen in the background of the train, which stopped just short of the East River after derailing . Search and rescue: Firefighters scaled the sideways train cars with ladders as they searched for survivors . Horrible tragedy: Several dozen people have been removed from the crash by stretcher - those covered in yellow are deceased . Claims of innocence: Engineer William Rockefeller Jr, 46, seen here being loaded into an ambulance, has claimed he tried to apply the brakes but they didn't work . Glowing review: Rockefeller's father defended the engineer as a dependable professional who loves trains . Steve Morello, a spokesperson for . Metropolitan Transportation Administration (MTA), said: 'The police and . fire department have thoroughly searched the carriages, using a variety . of equipment and specially trained dogs. ‘They . went everywhere they could go in the search’, he said. ‘But there is no . passenger manifest on a train so it is impossible to be 100 per cent . certain everyone has been accounted for. 'A crane is being brought in, which should be here soon and will be able to lift the carriages. 'We will be on hand to assist in that operation.' Three . of the four people were killed when they were ejected from the . southbound train, the fourth fatality was discovered inside one of the . overturned train cars, officials said. Multiple witnesses have claimed . the train was going too fast. At . least 63 people were injured in the wreck, officials added. The injured . were rushed to four separate hospitals - 11 are critical, six are in . serious condition. One man has spinal cord injuries and broken bones, . the rest have suffered broken bones and lacerations, according to WABC. Investigators . from the National Transportation Safety Board have been on the scene . since 12.30pm and have recovered the train's black box, a spokesperson . said. The NTSB expects to be on the scene for over a week. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the train's recording device would help answer some questions about the underlying cause of the derailment. 'The black box will say what the speed was, whether the brakes were applied before the emergency brakes,' he told CBS. Look away: Emergency responders hold a white sheet over a victim . Solemn duty: A police officer stands guard over a body near the crash . A rescuer helps an injured woman leave after the Metro-North train derailed on route to Grand Central Station . The governor added that the accident 'would've been much, much worse if this had happened during the week.' The Grand Central Station-bound . Metro-North commuter train jumped the tracks near the Spuyten-Duyvil . Station just before 7.30am Sunday morning. All seven of the train cars . left the tracks, with two turning completely over and one stopping just . before the Harlem River. The . violent derailment sent people flying through the train cars - some . were even ejected from them - as windows smashed open, dirt and gravel . shot inside them and the seven car train was left scattered around the . tracks like a toy set. 'One . woman seemed like she had lost most of her head,' a survivor told the . Post. 'The side of the car was just covered in her blood.' '[The . dead woman] was flung out of the car,' she recalled. 'I used my yoga . mat to cover her body. I’m probably still not processing it.' 'It was just a bloodbath,' an FDNY rescuer told the New York Post. 'This is the worse accident scene I’ve ever worked, there was blood everywhere.' Family man: Writer James Lovell, 58, a married father of four, has been identified as one of the four victims of the derailment . This evening, information slowly began to trickle out about the four deceased victims - two men and two women. One of the victims has been identified as 58-year-old Jim Lovell, the husband of Philipstown Deputy Supervisor Nancy Montgomery and a father of four. Lovell and his wife lived in Cold Spring with their four children. Philipstown.info described Mr Lovell as a professional writer who was active in the Democratic Party. The other three victims have been . identified tonight as James Ferrari, 59, of Montrose; Donna Smith, 54, . of Newburgh, and 35-year-old Ahn Kisook, of Queens. NTSB . spokesperson Earl Weener said investigators expect to be on the scene . 'a week to 10 days' investigating the cause of the deadly crash. The agency has already green-lit the use of a crane to upright the overturned train cars, Mr Weener said, adding that turning the locomotive over would stop further fuel from spilling. It is not clear how much fuel has spilled. Waiting game: People and an empty electronic display for the Hudson line are seen in Grand Central Station after a Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx . Silver lining: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that had the accident happened during the weekday, the death toll could have been higher . The investigators worked the site throughout the afternoon, but the investigation will begin Monday in earnest, Mr Weener explained, adding that speed is considered a factor. The NTSB will also look into Metro-North maintenance records after expressing earlier this year a concern over how well the train operator's equipment is maintained. Engineer William Rockefeller Jr, 46, has . claimed he tried to apply the brakes but they didn't work, according to . multiple reports. William Rockefeller Sr. defended his son to the Post, saying 'he’s one of the better engineers, the most dependable. And he really does like trains.' Four people were confirmed dead on the scene of the accident, officials said.They were all riding in the overturned cars. Three individuals were found dead outside the train, FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano added. 'We believe that three of the four fatalities were thrown from the train,' Mr Cassano said. Metro North commuter trains do not have seat belts. All seven of the train cars and the locomotive jumped the . tracks just before the bend on the Hudson Line train, multiple cars are shown are their side, with one only inches . from the Harlem River's icy waters. 'It’s obviously a very tragic situation,' Governor Cuomo said, 'unfortunately there are four fatalities and 63 people are injured.’ Despite a train earlier this year derailing only feet from this incident, the governor dismissed the track itself being the problem. 'The curve has been here for many years, trains take the curve everyday… there has to be another factor.' President Barack Obama said in a statement issued by the White House that his thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the victims of the derailment. According to the statement, the president was briefed on the accident Sunday morning. The White House added that Obama will continue to stay in touch with New York officials throughout the day. The train left Poughkeepsie at 5.54am and derailed at 7.22am, according to an MTA spokesperson. It was due to arrive at Grand Central at 7.30am. Hurt, but alive: Emergency personnel evacuate the train engineer from the scene . No worse for wear: Emergency personnel evacuate engineer William Rockefeller Jr. of a Metro-North train which derailed . Tossed around: Another one of the victims thrown around the out of control train cars is assisted by emergency personnel . Headed to the hospital: A man is taken away on a stretcher at the site of a Sunday morning Metro-North train derailment . Getting help: A woman is taken to an ambulance after surviving the Metro North train derailment . A 14-year old boy and his father, as well as five off-duty NYPD officers were among the 63 injured, according to WABC. One officer sustained broken ribs and a broken shoulder, among other injuries. The injured were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, St Barnabas Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, as well as New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Mr Rockefeller Jr. is among the injured and originally called 911 to report the crash, the governor said, adding he is listed in stable condition at a local hospital. He is married but has no . children, according to his father who had no idea his son was on the train . until the maligned operator's wife called to say he is okay. A train employees union official called the accident the 'worst thing' he's seen in his 38 years on the tracks told the Wall Street Journal. The train was being pushed by a diesel locomotive in the rear, there is some evidence to suggest fuel has spilled, but that has yet to be confirmed. Some of the survivors were rescued by firefighters using jacks and airbags to lift the train cars off of them, Mr Cassano said. Over 100 people were aboard the train. There were three conductors and an engineer among them - none of the dead are MTA employees, according to reports. Dozens of injuries: One of the 63 injured is seen being carried away on stretcher . Down, but not out: Lucky survivors of the train derailment appear to still be in shock over what happened . Briefing: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast (left) and New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (center) speak to the media after a Metro-North train derailed . Between two rivers: The Hudson River is on the right and the Harlem River is on the left - the train derailed on a narrow peninsula between them . Officials do not expect to discover any more dead or injured, and all the wounded victims are expected to survive. Early . footage from the scene showed divers in the water and cadaver dogs in the brush . searching for bodies. At least 130 emergency responders arrived on the . scene, an official said. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was notably absent from the press conference. The MTA has said train service along the line is suspended indefinitely. A sea of help: About 130 emergency responders gathered at the scene of the crash . On the edge: The train stopped just before the Harlem River as dozens of passengers were thrown from the cars . Like toy cars: Train cars were scattered across the tracks and into the brush like toys .
are buried. Three of the four confirmed dead - be seen in the background of the train, which brakes but they didn't work . Glowing review: Rockefeller's father defended the engineer as a of the four people were killed when they were ejected from the . southbound train, the fourth train's black box, a spokesperson . said. The NTSB expects to be on the scene for over a week. 'The black box will say what the speed was, people flying through the train cars - some . Lovell, 58, a married father of four, has been victims - two men and two women. One of the their four children. Philipstown.info described Hudson line are seen in Grand Central Station also look into Metro-North maintenance records has . claimed he tried to apply the brakes but thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the victims of the derailment. The train left Poughkeepsie at 5.54am and help: A woman is taken to an ambulance after train cars off of them, Mr Cassano said. Over 100 people were aboard the train. There were three has said train service along the line is