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L.A. Metro breaks ground on BRT extension (Metro Magazine)

Could DC Metro Crash Happen Here? (NBC Philadelphia)

Ten Lessons Learned From Past Rail Accidents (Fox News)

Sen. Boxer, Rockefeller request $50M for rail safety (Metro Magazine)

Sen. Boxer, Rockefeller request $50M for rail safety (Metro Magazine)

Metrolink ridership takes hit, economy, cheap gas blamed (Orange County Register)

Area commuter discusses evening train crash (The Martinsburg Journal)

6 Confirmed Dead in Metro Train Crash (ABC 2 Baltimore)

Recent commuter train accidents in the US (Boston Globe)

Recent U.S. commuter train accidents (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Recent commuter train accidents in the US (AP via Yahoo! News)

Grand jury recommends voters OK pension increases (Ventura County Star)

The Emperor’s New Stimulus (Ventura County Reporter)

Metro may restore some North County bus routes (Suburban Journals)

Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Opposition growing in Claremont for low-income housing project (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Rail concerns for Austin and L.A. (KXAN 36 Austin)

Los Angeles’ first black fire chief to retire (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Los Angeles’ first black fire chief to retire (San Francisco Chronicle)

Oxnard sting targets railroad crossing violators (Ventura County Star)

Region Briefs — 05/21 (The Press-Enterprise)

Metrolink won’t pay for crash memorial (KABC-TV Los Angeles)

Enthusiasts mark National Train Day (The Press-Enterprise)

Green Line collision injures 49 (Boston Globe)

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Ex-Metrolink spokeswoman awarded $135K (KABC-TV Los Angeles)

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Irvine scales back iShuttle transit system (Orange County Register)

Train hits, kills teen this morning (The Press-Enterprise)

Orange County Transportation Authority Retooling Web Site to Engage Customers (PR.com)

Funds to benefit victims of Metrolink crash still available (Simi Valley Acorn)

Money for Metrolink crash victims going unused (Moorpark Acorn)

Train memorial welcome, but other steps still required (Moorpark Acorn)

Chatsworth train crash survivor’s long road back (Los Angeles Times)

Trouble in O.C.’s mooning mecca? (Capistrano Valley News)

Students, staff feel Metro cuts (The Webster University Journal)

Arbor Day in Simi isn’t just for the trees (Simi Valley Acorn)

Old West comes alive at Railfest (Ventura County Star)

Transportation projects get a lift from stimulus funds (The Press-Enterprise)