Judge Forced To Make “Impossible Decisions” Regarding Metrolink Victims Due To Federal Damage Cap
(Los Angeles, California – July 14, 2011) Lamenting that, under federal law, a $200 million...
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(Los Angeles, California – July 14, 2011) Lamenting that, under federal law, a $200 million...
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(Chicago, Illinois – June 3, 2011) A departing Amtrak train and an arriving Metra train...
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(Milford, Connecticut – June 2, 2011) The double-injury railroad crossing accident which hospitalized a Milford...
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55th Anniversary of Eight-Fatality Crossing Accident Passes (Elyria, Ohio – May 20, 2011) It was...
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(Baton Rouge, Louisiana – May 16, 2011) Louisiana’s Public Service Commission summoned the 21 railroad...
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(Mount Prospect, Illinois – May 13, 2011) A 59-year-old truck driver died around 8:30 A.M....
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(Metairie, Slidell, Vinton, Louisiana – April 20, 2011) Two people died and another two were...
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(Wrightsville, Arkansas – March 20, 2011) A 60-year-old motorist was killed Sunday evening about 6:15...
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A Montgomery, Alabama dump truck was hit by a CSX freight train at 8 AM on Saturday. The driver, Jackie Carroll Kemp Jr. was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries reported. The CSX operator was uninjured, although the train itself did derail. Fortunately, none of the hazardous materials being transported by the train were spilled.
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The tragic event in Washington D.C which took the lives of 9 respected citizens and injured 80 others has spawned much discussion over issues of rail safety and fault. One issue in particular which has aroused the public's curiosity (and indignation) is the fact that the NTSB recommended that Metro scrap its outdated cars - cars which include the train which derailed, killing so many - years before the tragedy. Metro did not act, and the public is left wondering why exactly a government agency with an annual budget of $10.3 billion makes safety recommendations which are not enforced.
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