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Dozens annually commit suicide by train
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Leslie Miller on January 27.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Scores of times each year, people intentionally stand, jump and drive in front of trains, figuring it's a sure way to end their lives. Authorities say Juan Manuel...
Inland man jumps in to aid train passenger
(The following article by Adam C. Hartmann was posted on the Press-Enterprise website on January 28.) LOS ANGELES -- Dean Jaeschke didn't hesitate when he heard a badly injured passenger plea for someone to rescue him from the burning, gnarled wreckage of a Metrolink...
D.A. in train crash case doubts suspect is insane
(The following article by James Sterngold was posted on the San Francisco Chronicle website on January 28.) LOS ANGELES -- The man suspected of causing the deadliest U.S. train wreck in six years was charged with murder Thursday as the district attorney contradicted...
A phone call from a stranger triggers an anguished
(The following story by Christine Hanley and Jia-Rui Chong appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 28.) LOS ANGELES -- The phone rang at 6:45 a.m. at Bob Parent's home in Simi Valley. "Your brother's been injured in a train accident and he's on his way to...
Tightknit ‘train family’ united in grief, buoyed by their bonds
(The following article by Daryl Kelley and Fred Alvarez was posted on the Los Angeles Times website on January 28.) LOS ANGELES -- They are a "train family," early risers who file into Metrolink cars before sunup and in no time at all know one another's pets and kids,...
Long road to cleanup, recovery begins
(The following story by Amanda Covarrubias and Monte Morin appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on January 28.) LOS ANGELES -- Recovery teams ended their search for bodies in the twisted wreckage of a Metrolink crash Thursday, while cleanup crews prepared for the...
Suspect faces court in deadly train crash
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 28.) GLENDALE, Calif. -- Investigators picked through the wreckage of two commuter trains, searching for evidence to build a murder case against the suicidal man who triggered the crash by leaving his...
Politicians, others urge safety fixes
(The following article by Lisa Mascaro and Kerry Cavanaugh was posted on the Los Angeles Daily News website on January 28. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) LOS ANGELES -- Politicians and safety experts on Thursday pressed Metrolink...
Crash reignites dispute over pushing trains
(The following story by Janine DeFao appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle website on January 28.) SAN FRANCISCO -- Wednesday's deadly train derailment in Glendale has renewed concerns of train engineers and safety experts that it is unsafe for locomotives to push...
Practice of ‘push-pull’ may have been a factor
(The following article by Patrick O'Driscoll and Martin Kasindorf was posted on the USA Today website on January 28. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) NEW YORK -- Federal railroad regulators will examine whether Wednesday's deadly...
