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LOS ANGELES / CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA: This appears to be a matter of clear negligence by the Metrolink engineer operating the train.
A spokeswoman for Metrolink commuter trains (who shortly after this announcement was asked to resign by Metrolink) admitted that Friday's two-train crash killed 25 people and injured more than 130 others near Los Angeles, CA (Chatsworth) was human error, caused by negligence. After an engineer failed to heed a traffic signal, the commuter train crashed. The engineer was guiding the Metrolink train that slammed head-on into a freight train and is not believed to have survived. "It was human error," Metrolink said, adding this was Metrolink's belief "barring any new information" from an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board which sent an investigation team to California right after the train wreck to investigate.
NTSB spokeswoman Kitty Higgins said the agency would "look at everything before we rule anything in or out." Tyrrell said the engineer, whom she didn't identify, was a subcontractor employed by another company. She said she did not have details of his record.
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Los Angeles, CA: Are Text Messages Responsible For 25 Deaths?
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Saturday's Metrolink train crash was a tragedy and may have occurred because the engineer was distracted by text messages sent to his cell phone. ...Los Angeles, CA: Text message central in US train probe
RTE.ie - Ireland
The Metrolink train passed through four warning lights as it neared the freight train. The crash occurred just beyond a stretch of the main rail line where ...Los Angeles, CA: Authorities ID Metrolink Train Engineer - Videos - KNSD
KNSD - Video - Officials release the name of the Metrolink engineer that collided head-on with a freight train, killing 25, as investigators try to ...
This California train wreck should cause all concerned to upgrade safety devices for commuter, freight and all other trains.
Posted by: California Train Wreck | September 21, 2008 at 01:05 PM
Here's what Denise Tyrrell told Steve Hymon from the LA Times:
"I felt the damage to my reputation is so great, I could not work for these people anymore," Tyrrell said. "If I am not mistaken, the engineer blew through a light. The media got on top of this story apparently so unaccustomed to a public agency telling the truth they started to spin it that we were trying to throw all the blame on the engineer. Metrolink is responsible for the engineer, they are responsible for overseeing the contractor. Talking about the human error aspect of this is not a way to shift blame from Metrolink -- Metrolink is still the responsible party to oversee the contract with the engineer and the conductors."
Posted by: Denise Tyrrell Speaks to Reporter | September 15, 2008 at 10:34 PM
At least Metrolink has admitted the human error and negligence. I hope the families receive appropriate compensation.
Posted by: Metrolink Train WreckAt | September 15, 2008 at 02:24 PM