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$200-million cap set for train crash lawsuits
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 09 2nd, 2010 | Comments Off
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com A $200-million pot was established last week to pay for the more than 100 lawsuits that have been filed in the aftermath of the 2008 Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth, just outside Simi Valley. read more
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Gallegly meets with Metrolink victims in Simi Valley
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 31st, 2010 | Comments Off
Elton Gallegly and willing victims of the Metrolink crash will meet with the media Tuesday after Gallegely meets with victims and family members. Plaintiff’s attorneys are working with him to address the issue of a $200 million federal liability cap that is in place for victims of rail disasters....
Lawmaker questions liability cap on Metrolink train crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 31st, 2010 | Comments Off
A Southern California congressman wants to challenge a federal law that sets a $200 million limit on damage payouts to victims of a train crash.
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Lawmaker questions liability cap on train crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 31st, 2010 | Comments Off
A Southern California congressman wants to challenge a federal law that sets a $200 million limit on damage payouts to victims of a train crash. Last week, the Metrolink commuter rail system and its former contractor Connex Railroad agreed to set up a $200… Metrolink – Southern California...
Settlement offered in California rail crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
Commuter rail system Metrolink and its former train operating contractor Connex Railroad are offering to pay a $200 million settlement to victims and families of a deadly 2008 crash, according to a Wednesday filing in the U.S. District Court.
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Settlement offered in California rail crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
Commuter rail system Metrolink and its former train operating contractor Connex Railroad are offering to pay a $200 million settlement to victims and families of a deadly 2008 crash, according to a Wednesday filing in the U.S. District Court.
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$200-million cap set for Metrolink lawsuits
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 26th, 2010 | Comments Off
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com A $200-million pot was established Wednesday to pay the more than 100 lawsuits that have been filed in the aftermath of the 2008 Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth. Southern California Metrolink, as well as the engineer-contracting company Connex, filed a document Wednesday...
Settlement offered to victims, kin of deadly California rail crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 26th, 2010 | Comments Off
Commuter rail system Metrolink and its former train operating contractor Connex Railroad are offering to pay a $200 million settlement to victims and families of a deadly 2008 crash, according to a Wednesday filing in the U.S. District Court.
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Metrolink: $200 million to settle Chatsworth rail disaster
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Southern California’s Metrolink commuter rail system and Connex Railroad have decided to pay the maximum $200 million liability for a collision that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 in 2008.
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Maximum liability payment OK’d in 2008 Metrolink crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
California’s Metrolink commuter rail system and Connex Railroad have decided to pay the maximum $200 million liability for a collision that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 in 2008.
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Metrolink offers $200-million settlement in Chatsworth rail disaster
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
The offer, which matches the liability cap established under federal law for passenger train accidents, may be challenged as inadequate by victims of the 2008 crash. Metrolink and its former train operating contractor on Wednesday offered to pay $200 million to victims of the 2008 Chatsworth rail disaster...
Metrolink: $200 million to settle LA rail disaster
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Southern California’s Metrolink system and Connex Railroad filed court papers Wednesday accepting the maximum $200 million in liability for a 2008 head-on collision between a commuter train and a freight that killed 25 people and injured more than 100.
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Metrolink to Offer Chatsworth Crash Victims $200M Settlement
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
CHATSWORTH — The victims and survivors of the 2008 Metrolink train crash in Chatsworth will be offered a $200 million settlement by Metrolink and its former commuter train operating contractor, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Metrolink, Connex commit to $200 million maximum liability in Los Angeles rail disaster
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Southern California’s Metrolink system and Connex Railroad filed court papers Wednesday accepting the maximum $200 million in liability for a 2008 head-on collision between a commuter train and …
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Metrolink: $200 Million To Settle Deadly Crash
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Southern California’s Metrolink commuter rail system and Connex Railroad have decided to pay the maximum $200 million liability for a collision that killed 25 people and injured more than 100 in 2008.
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Southern California — this just in
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Metrolink and its former commuter train operating contractor will offer $200 million to victims and survivors of the 2008 Chatsworth rail disaster under a plan expected to be filed in federal court as early as Wednesday, The Times has learned….
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Metrolink to offer $200-million settlement to victims of deadly Chatsworth rail disaster
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 25th, 2010 | Comments Off
Metrolink and its former commuter train operating contractor will offer $200 million to victims and survivors of the 2008 Chatsworth rail disaster under a plan expected to be filed in federal court. Metrolink and its former commuter train operating contractor will offer $200 million to victims and survivors...
MTA fare-evasion fight stalls at gate
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 22nd, 2010 | Comments Off
$46M system that locks turnstiles is on hold as some agencies balk.
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MTA’s $46M system of locking turnstiles sits unused, waiting for fare cards to be adopted
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 21st, 2010 | Comments Off
After spending more than $154 million for a system of locking turnstiles and electronic payment cards for the county transit system, officials are discovering that at least a third of the money may have been wasted because they can’t use the new devices as planned.
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Metros universal pass: Effective fall 2010
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 16th, 2010 | Comments Off
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has signed a new contract with Metro Transit-St. Louis which allows all UM-St. Louis students unlimited access to Metrolink and Metrobus. The program is called the Universal Pass where eligible students pay $2 per credit hour capped at 12 credit hours totaling $24.
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Settlement terms released in train derailment
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 10th, 2010 | Comments Off
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors disclosed its final approval of a settlement reached between the county and Metrolink over liability stemming from the January 2005 train derailment in Glendale .
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‘War Dad’ dies young in L.A. alley
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 08 1st, 2010 | Comments Off
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Juju Sands’ father died at the young age of 42 in 1989. Although the coroner’s report states he had cirrhosis of the liver, she knows the real cause of his death – the Vietnam War.
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Elite swimmers train diva-free for 2012
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
FULLERTON A few minutes past 7 a.m. on a recent overcast and chilly morning, a group of some of the world’s top swimmers gather around their coach, Sean Hutchison, on the pool deck of the Janet Evans Swim Complex. Just as Hutchison begins to…
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Fillmore & Western’s trains have had 300 Hollywood moments
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Dave Wilkinson’s short-run railway between Santa Paula and Piru has developed a bustling niche business leasing trains for movie, TV and commercial shoots. It appears in the recent release ‘Inception.’ Dave Wilkinson steered his pickup truck along a bumpy dirt road before making a sharp...
In Hollywood, all trains lead to Fillmore
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Dave Wilkinson steered his pickup truck along a bumpy dirt road before making a sharp turn across a train track and parking in front of three big-top tents that rise above fields of beets and garbanzo beans.
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In Hollywood, all trains lead to Fillmore
In Hollywood, all trains lead to Fillmore
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Dave Wilkinson steered his pickup truck along a bumpy dirt road before making a sharp turn across a train track and parking in front of three big-top tents that rise above fields of beets and garbanzo beans.
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West Bengal Train Crash Leaves 60 Dead, 90 Injured
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Train wrecks similar to the West Bengal train crash have been happening since mass transportation was in its early years. What causes these types of events, and can they be avoided? Contributor: Meg G. Published: Jul 20, 2010
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West Bengal Train Crash Leaves 60 Dead, 90 Injured
West Bengal Train Crash Leaves 60 Dead, 90 Injured
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Train wrecks similar to the West Bengal train crash have been happening since mass transportation was in its early years. What causes these types of events, and can they be avoided? Contributor: Meg G. Published: Jul 20, 2010
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West Bengal Train Crash Leaves 60 Dead, 90 Injured
Californians Bare Bottoms At Trains
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 12th, 2010 | Comments Off
People of all shapes, sizes and ages bared their bottoms at trains in Orange County Saturday for the annual Mooning of the Amtrak celebration, The Orange County Register reported.
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People bare their bottom to ‘Moon Amtrak’
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 11th, 2010 | Comments Off
Hundreds of people bared their bottoms at US trains for the annual “Mooning Amtrak” celebration.
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Trousers down – it’s the 10.53! Californians in mass rail mooning
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 10th, 2010 | Comments Off
An annual event in southern Californian attracts up to 10,000 people who drop their trousers at passing Amtrak trains.
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Train mooning attracts scores of bare bums
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 10th, 2010 | Comments Off
LAGUNA HILLS Scores of people dropped their pants or hoisted up their skirts to bare their bums at Amtrak and Metrolink trains Saturday for the annual “Mooning of the Amtrak” celebration, a tradition that began more three decades ago but has…
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Train mooning attracts scores of bare bums
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 07 10th, 2010 | Comments Off
LAGUNA HILLS Scores of people dropped their pants or hoisted up their skirts to bare their bums at Amtrak and Metrolink trains Saturday for the annual “Mooning of the Amtrak” celebration, a tradition that began more three decades ago but has…
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Judge Tosses Suit Over Metrolink Cameras
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
A Los Angeles federal judge has thrown out a case challenging Metrolink’s right to install cameras to monitor its train engineers. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against Metrolink by a union representing locomotive engineers.
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State funds fuel Irvine’s ambitious bus system plans
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
Irvine leaders are laying the financial groundwork for an ambitious city-run, communitywide transportation system that would connect neighborhoods, job-rich districts and local landmarks such as the Great Park and the Spectrum Center. Long-range…
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Doctors Outraged Over ‘Government-Encouraged Drug Fest’
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 29th, 2010 | Comments Off
Medics are so concerned by the dangers at events such as the Electric Daisy
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Train schedule changes confuses commuters
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
Metrolink service reductions that took effect Monday left some commuters in Ventura County waiting and confused when they arrived for their regularly scheduled trains. Teresa Domingo and her husband, Raynaldo, regularly took the 11:05 train from Moorpark to Pomona, the closest stop to their home in Chino...
Boyarsky honored by Press Club *
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
Kevin Roderick: Bill Boyarsky picked up the Online Journalist of the Year trophy at Sunday’s awards dinner for the Los Angeles Press Club. It’s for Bill’s columns at Truthdig, but we think his columns for LA Observed are pretty swell too
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New Conductors
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 26th, 2010 | Comments Off
Amtrak crews taking over Metrolink operations
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Amtrak engineers take train controls for Metrolink
Posted by in Metrolink Images on 06 26th, 2010 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES New conductors are at the controls of Southern California’s Metrolink commuter trains. Crews from Amtrak are taking over train operations Saturday in one of a series of moves the rail agency has made in the wake of a crash in 2008 that killed 25 people.
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