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Sep 15, 2008 3:19 PM CDT

LA Train Riders Mourn Victims

Cars half empty on first workday after crash; LA mayor among passengers

(Newser) - Los Angeles' mayor joined commuters on half-empty trains today, saying they were still "the safest option for commuters” despite the Friday crash that killed 25. Stations were visibly quieter as Metrolink workers assured passengers the trains were safer than freeways, the Times reports. While many stayed home, one rider...

Texting May Have Led to
LA Train Crash

Sep 15, 2008 7:06 AM CDT

Texting May Have Led to LA Train Crash

Teens say engineer was chatting with them just before tragedy

(Newser) - The engineer in a Los Angeles train crash that killed 25 people may have been text-messaging with two teenagers before running a stop signal, CNN reports. Federal investigators will be studying the phone records of the teenagers, one of whom told local KCBS-TV that he had been chatting about his...

Metrolink Blames Dead Engineer for Train Wreck

Sep 13, 2008 4:11 PM CDT

Metrolink Blames Dead Engineer for Train Wreck

(Newser) - A commuter train engineer who ran a stop signal was blamed today for the nation's deadliest rail disaster in 15 years, a wreck that killed at least 25 people with more bodies still to be pulled from the wreckage, the AP reports. A preliminary investigation found that "it was...

LA Train Crash Toll at 18; Passengers Still Trapped

Sep 13, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

LA Train Crash Toll at 18; Passengers Still Trapped

135 injured; federal investigation planned

(Newser) - The death toll in the Los Angeles train crash yesterday rose to 18 this morning, with 135 injured and more passengers still trapped inside train cars. Crews worked through the night to tear apart the metal to reach passenger spaces. "There's human beings in there and it's going to...

Up to 15 Dead in
LA Train Smashup

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Sep 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT

Up to 15 Dead in LA Train Smashup

Commuter and freight trains collide during rush hour, sparking blaze

(Newser) - Ten to 15 people are dead and 70 injured after two trains collided in Los Angeles during rush hour today, the Los Angeles Times reports. At least 10 are critically hurt and dozens are likely trapped after a freight train slammed a Metrolink commuter train and derailed several cars. Firefighters...

Boston Trains Collide;
Young Operator Killed

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May 28, 2008 8:46 PM CDT

Boston Trains Collide; Young Operator Killed

Female operator of one remains trapped in wreckage

(Newser) - A commuter train slammed into the rear of another during rush hour near Boston today, killing the operator of one of the trains, the Boston Globe reports. The victim, a 24-year-old woman, had been on the job less than a year. The cause remains unclear, and one person is still...

70 Killed in China Train Crash

Apr 28, 2008 6:12 AM CDT

70 Killed in China Train Crash

Passenger train jumps tracks, slams into second train

(Newser) - At least 70 people were killed early today when a high-speed passenger train traveling from Beijing jumped the tracks and slammed into another train, AFP reports. Some 250 injured were pulled from the mangled wreckage in the city of Zibo in Shandong province. Officials discounted terrorism and blamed human error...

Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Dec 19, 2007 4:10 AM CST

Deadly Pakistan Train Crash

Survivors trapped in wreckage

(Newser) - At least 41 people were killed early today when the Karachi Express derailed, and Pakistani rescue workers were scrambling to pull survivors from the twisted wreckage, CNN reports. Over 135 people were injured when 12 of the train's 17 cars overturned. Over a thousand people were on the train, many...