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Engineer in wreck: Warm to some, recluse to others »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Around his neighborhood, Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez was considered a recluse with four miniature greyhounds and a poorly kept yard. But ...

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NTSB: Engineer didn't hit brakes before crash »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The engineer whose commuter train struck an oncoming freight train in Los Angeles last week didn't hit the brakes moments ...

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Sleep-related crash prompts fed call for research »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Trucking companies should work harder to enforce that their drivers get rest, and the government should move toward mandating the use of ...

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Deadly crash raises safety doubts about SoCal rail »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A head-on collision that left 25 people dead has brought new scrutiny to the safety of Southern California's regional rail ...

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Ex-congressman hospitalized after head-on crash »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Former Rep. Eligio "Kika" De la Garza was being treated in a hospital Wednesday for injuries he and his wife suffered when ...

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NTSB: Train engineer didn't brake before collision »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The engineer of a commuter train ran through a red light and never hit his brakes in the final moments before ...

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NTSB: Train engineer didn't brake before collision »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The engineer of a commuter train ran through a red light and never hit his brakes in the final moments before ...

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Authorities: Engineer texting on day of wreck »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Federal authorities investigating why a commuter train engineer ran through a red signal and into an oncoming freight train have confirmed ...

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Calif regulators ban cell use by train operators »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ California regulators reacting to the deadly wreck of a commuter train issued an emergency order Thursday banning train operators from using ...

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Calif. regulators ban cell use by train operators »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ California regulators reacting to the deadly wreck of a commuter train issued an emergency order Thursday banning train operators from using ...

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Light rail train, bus crash near downtown LA »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Fire officials say a light rail train has collided with a bus south of downtown Los Angeles, injuring at least 13 ...

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Cockpit recorder recovered in fatal SC jet crash »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say they've recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a fiery South Carolina jet crash that killed four ...

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Ex-Blink 182 drummer, DJ escape fatal SC jet crash »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in Arts & Entertainment

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey ...

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For phobics, tall bridge can be a roadblock »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) _ Maryland's Bay Bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the Chesapeake Bay, seagulls and ... whatever. I'm not looking.

I am ...

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States make immigration arrests under fed program »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

FRUITA, Colo. (AP) _ State Patrol trooper Mike Jamison keeps an action figure of "The Thing" on his passenger seat — a nod to the Fantastic ...

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