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Deadly Metrolink crash figure back in court
A state appellate court will hear arguments next month in the case of Juan Manuel Alvarez, who is appealing the 11 life sentences he received for causing the deadly Metrolink train derailment in 2005. Alvarez, a former Compton construction worker, will...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Judges, Justice System, Justice System, Union Pacific Corporation
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Appellate court upholds conviction in deadly 2005 train derailment
A state appellate court panel has upheld the conviction of a man who caused the deadly Metrolink train derailment in 2005 in Glendale.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury convicted Juan Manuel Alvarez in 2008 of 11 counts of first-degree murder...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chevy Chase, Punishment, Transportation Accidents, Punishment
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Appellate panel considers conviction in 2005 train derailment
An attorney representing the man convicted of causing the 2005 Metrolink train derailment in Glendale that killed 11 people argued in court Tuesday that her client only intended to kill himself when he parked his gasoline-drenched SUV on the tracks.
His...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Punishment, Union Pacific Corporation, Transportation Accidents, Punishment
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Some Metrolink passengers bused after freight train derailment
A train derailment in Pacoima was forcing Metrolink to use buses Tuesday morning instead of some trains between Burbank and the high desert, an agency spokeswoman said.
The derailed freight train on northbound Union Pacific tracks, which Metrolink uses,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Los Angeles Times, Union Pacific Corporation
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State lawmakers to evaluate high-speed rail in China, site of deadly train crash
A group of state lawmakers has flown to China to see if California can learn anything from that country about building a high-speed rail system. But the lesson may be about what not to do: the state senators are arriving in a country mourning an accident...Tags: Justice System, California, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Railway Transportation
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A big accident waiting to happen at rail crossings
A two-day enforcement sting this week at the Doran Street, Chevy Chase and Brazil/Broadway rail crossings in Glendale — which included one motorist literally driving through a set of arm guards — should serve as yet another wake-up call to...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chevy Chase, Cook County Government, Emergency Planning, Vehicles
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On the radar:
The victims of the 2008 Metrolink train disaster in Chatsworth are being remembered today with at least two ceremonies, KTLA reported. Twenty-five passengers were killed and another 135 were injured -- 46 critically -- when the commuter train crashed...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Commuting, Union Pacific Corporation, KTLA, Travel
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Lawmakers urge company to cover Chatsworth train crash claims beyond $200M cap
California's Congressional delegation today called on the French company that employed the Metrolink engineer involved in the deadly Chatsworth train derailment of 2008 to go beyond the $200-million victim compensation cap. Veolia Environnement S.A.,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Adam Schiff, California, Union Pacific Corporation, Vehicles
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Settlement terms released in train derailment
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors disclosed its final approval of a settlement reached between the county and Metrolink over liability stemming from the January 2005 train derailment in Glendale. Board members unanimously approved the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Chevy Chase, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Punishment
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A hands-on sting
LOS ANGELES — Police efforts earlier this month to go after motorists talking or texting on hand-held cell phones yielded 714 citations in Los Angeles County, officials said Thursday. Authorities made the announcement during a safe-driving...Tags: California, Union Pacific Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Travel
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Metrolink rolls out safer rail cars
Metrolink officials on Monday unveiled a fleet of "crunchable" train cars designed to absorb impact during a crash, the latest in the rail agency's efforts to improve safety in the wake of deadly accidents in 2005 and 2008.
Manufactured by South Korea-...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Vehicles, Disasters and Accidents, Science and Technology
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Workers continue investigating train derailment in Appomattox County
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefRail investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a train to go off the tracks in Appomattox County. A Norfolk Southern train derailed near Pamplin Wednesday afternoon. That's about 10 miles east of Appomattox. The tracks run parallel to...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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