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CTA train derails near Cermak-Chinatown stop
A CTA Red Line train has derailed near the Cermak-Chinatown stop. Initial reports indicate a train derailed around 7:30 p.m. It is unclear whether there are any injuries.Tags: Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA: Minor derailment on Red Line
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Transit Authority says a southbound train on the Red Line derailed at the Chinatown stop on the city's South Side, but no one was injured. CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor described the derailment at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday as...Tags: Transportation, Chinatown (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Transit Authority
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Human error likely caused Red Line derailment, official says
Chicago Tribune reporterHuman error was the likely cause of a derailment of a southbound CTA Red Line train Saturday as it pulled into the Cermak-Chinatown station just after 7 p.m., a CTA official said. No injuries were reported but service was delayed, officials said....Tags: Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Human Mishaps, Chicago Fire Department
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Man Struck by Freight Train Identified
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE -- A man struck by a freight train in San Bernardino County has been identified. Authorities say a BNSF train hit 44-year-old David Martinez of Riverside as he was lying on the tracks just before midnight in Grand Terrace. It is unclear...Tags: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California)
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Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency should release millions
Delray Beach established its Community Redevelopment Agency in the late 1980s so that it could leverage statewide legislation and spend tax dollars to clean up "blighted" parts of town. Delray has done this superbly over the last 15 years, but only in the...Tags: Delray Beach, State Budgets
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Life Without Parole for Metrolink Murderer
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Jurors recommended that a former Compton man who parked his Jeep on railroad tracks, causing a Metrolink derailment that killed 11 people and injured more than 180 others, spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jurors deliberated about...Tags: Vehicles, Trials, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Jurors inspect wrecked Metrolink rail cars in Glendale
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJurors on Wednesday viewed the mangled wreckage of four train cars involved in the worst crash in Metrolink history -- a tour meant to help them decide the appropriate punishment for the man they convicted last month on 11 counts of first-degree murder....Tags: Punishment, Death Penalty, Metal and Mineral, Prosecution, Court Administration
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Trains collide in central Greece, 6 injured
A passenger train carrying 500 people collided with carriages that had become detached from a cargo train in central Greece early Monday, injuring 15 people, authorities said. The train was traveling from the northern city of Thessaloniki to the capital,... -
Man convicted in Metrolink crash is portrayed by defense as remorseful
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMinutes after triggering the deadliest crash in Metrolink history three years ago, Juan Manuel Alvarez called his cousin Beto Alvarez. "I didn't mean to do this, Beto," Alvarez said, sobbing hysterically. "A lot of innocent people died. I don't deserve...Tags: Punishment, Death Penalty, Drunk Driving, Drug Trafficking, Lawyers
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