LOS ANGELES – Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the collision between a Southern California commuter train and a truck abandoned on the tracks was this: No one died and only eight people on board were admitted to hospitals.
Officials with the Metrolink train system credit cars designed to blunt the tremendous force of a head-on collision.
Read the complete story at Television Station WRAL.
Related News
- Local #823 member killed in on-duty collision
- The Safety Of Our BNSF Brothers And Sisters Is Not For Sale!
- Tragic Collision in Pecos, Texas Claims Two Lives
- SMART-TD union announces the passage of the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act (REEF)
- SMART-TD condemns Union Pacific’s lease to Central Oregon Pacific Railroad
- Sharp-eyed conductor saves two lives in winter crossing accident
- SMART-TD AND CSX CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS
- Boston rally tomorrow 10/23: Stand with Keolis commuter railroad workers
- SMART-TD Transit Union welcomes FTA’s historic directive to combat operator assaults
- Amtrak agreement ratified by 3-to-1 margin