Metrolink

Engineers Sue Metrolink Over Surveillance

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have filed a lawsuit against Metrolink, saying surveillance cameras, which were installed after a deadly crash, are an "invasion of privacy."

October 22, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Metrolink Deaths Could Be Avoided, Says LA Times

244 people have died in Metrolink accidents over the last 15 years. A study by the Los Angeles Times says that that number could be greatly diminished by improving a handful of dangerous intersections.

September 28, 2009 - The Los Angeles Times

Board Members Need to Get on Board

Not one board member of the Metrolink in Southern California is an everyday rider. But is it so bad that these members, usually politicians, are calling the shots?

November 7, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

MBTA's $190 Million Rail Car Gamble

MBTA is spending almost $200 million for 75 new rail cars from a South Korean company that has yet to sell its cars in the U.S., so rail experts have expressed doubts about the wisdom of this purchase for the troubled Boston T.

October 16, 2008 - The Boston Globe

Rail Safety Bill Mired In Amtrak Politics

Federal legislation that would require and partially fund Positive Train Control technology, which, had it been installed by Metrolink, would have prevented the Sept. 12 crash, is held up in the Senate by a fiscal hawk wary of funding Amtrak.

October 1, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

Metrolink: Understaffed and Underfunded

The Sept. 12 crash of a Metrolink commuter train with a U.P. freight train resulting in 25 deaths has brought attention to Southern California's regional rail system, revealing that it is a weak 'stepchild' to the larger, better funded LA MTA.

September 22, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

Somber Train Commuters Ride Again in Southern California

Devastated train commuters in Southern California rode the rails again today, comforting friends after last week's accident that left 25 dead.

September 15, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

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