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  • Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday its fortunate that no one was killed and that there werent even more injuries.
  • Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut are being removed from the wreck site on Sunday.
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Emergency workers arrive the scene of a Metro North train collision, May 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn.
  • A commuter train crash sent about 70 people to the hospital and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast Corridor.
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  • A total of 60 people have been hospitalized with injuries from a collision between two New York-area commuter trains.
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  • At least 13 people were hurt when a Metrolink train collided with a dump truck in Pacoima on Saturday, April 6, 2013.
  • At least 13 people were hurt Saturday when a Metrolink train collided with a dump truck in Pacoima.
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  • Yellow tape ropes off the tracks near where a Metro commuter train struck and killed a man in Vernon on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.
  • A man was killed after getting struck by a Metro Blue Line commuter train in Vernon.
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  • A speeding train crashed into a bus carrying kindergarteners in southern Egypt Saturday, killing at least 49.
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  • A man trying to save his dog from an oncoming train near La Conchita was struck and killed, but the dog survived.
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  • A map shows train tracks near Raymond Avenue and the 91 Freeway in Anaheim where a 17-year-old girl was struck and killed by a train on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.
  • A teenage girl from Fullerton was fatally struck by an Amtrak train while hanging out with friends, according to police.
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  • Four people were injured when a car crashed into a Metro Blue Line train in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.
  • Four people were injured when a car crashed into a Metro Blue Line train in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
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  • A woman apparently walking and looking down at her cellphone was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Ventura on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
  • A woman apparently walking and looking down at her cellphone was fatally struck by an Amtrak train in Ventura on Saturday.
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  • Two college students were killed when a train derailed in Ellicott City, Maryland, just west of Baltimore, on Tuesday.
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  • Traffic is seen on the eastbound 10 Freeway following a big rig crash on Tuesday, August 7, 2012.
  • A crash involving a big rig caused major delays on the eastbound side of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park on Tuesday.
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  • Officials at LAX braced for severe traffic backups as a new round of terminal renovations began Monday.
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  • Patrol cars are shown at the scene of a train accident in Littlerock, Calif. on Saturday, July 14, 2012.
  • A 21-year-old man was killed after he was run over by a train in Littlerock in the Antelope Valley.
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  • Mitchal Sata, 14, of Glendora, was fatally struck by a Metrolink train traveling east along Glendora Avenue in Covina on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
  • A teen's life was cut short in a train accident in Covina on Wednesday. Investigators said it appears he was distracted.
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  • Mitchal Sata, 14, of Glendora, was fatally struck by a Metrolink train traveling east along Glendora Avenue in Covina on Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
  • A teen's life was cut short in a train accident in Covina on Wednesday. Investigators said it appears he was distracted.
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  • A Union Pacific train is shown in Riverside, where a man was struck and killed by a freight train near Chicago Avenue on Saturday, June 30, 2012.
  • An investigation is under way after a train struck and killed a man in Riverside on Saturday.
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  • A person was struck and killed by a Metrolink train at the Brand Boulevard crossing in San Fernando Monday morning.
  • A person was struck and killed by a Metrolink train at the Brand Boulevard crossing in San Fernando Monday morning.
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  • A train is shown at the Union Pacific Rail Yard in Lincoln Heights on Saturday, June 16, 2012.
  • A train conductor was injured after a crash and derailment at the Union Pacific Rail Yard on Saturday morning.
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  • Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport was partially evacuated Tuesday after someone found a suspicious bag.
  • Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport was partially evacuated Tuesday after someone found a suspicious bag.
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  • A big construction project at Los Angeles International Airport means key lanes to terminals will be closed to traffic.
  • A big construction project at Los Angeles International Airport means key lanes to terminals will be closed to traffic.
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  • At least six people were injured in a collision involving an Expo Line test train and a car in downtown L.A. on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
  • At least six people were injured in a collision involving an Expo Line test train and a car in downtown L.A. on Saturday.
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  • A driver of a truck was struck and killed by a freight train Pierce Street and Magnolia Avenue in Riverside Friday morning.
  • A driver of a truck was struck and killed by a freight train at Pierce Street and Magnolia Avenue in Riverside Friday.
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  • A packed train slammed into the end of the line at a busy Buenos Aires station, killing 49 and injuring hundreds.
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  • Several big rigs collided in the truck lane tunnel on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway at the eastbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
  • A collision Monday involving multiple big rigs left three people injured and backed up traffic for mile on the I-5.
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  • Several big rigs collided in the truck lane tunnel on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway at the eastbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
  • A collision Monday involving multiple big rigs left three people injured and backed up traffic for mile on the I-5.
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  • Four big rigs collided in the truck lane tunnel on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway at the eastbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
  • Several big rigs, one a gas tanker, crashed in the truck tunnel connecting the I-5 and 14 Freeway Monday night. See photos.
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  • A freight train slammed into a car near Tustin and Orangethorpe avenues in Anaheim Friday, leaving one person dead.
  • A freight train slammed into a car near Tustin and Orangethorpe avenues in Anaheim Friday, leaving one person dead.
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  • State officials toured communities Friday that suffered the most damage from a recent severe windstorm.
  • State officials toured communities Friday that suffered the most damage from a recent severe windstorm.
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  • State officials toured communities Friday that suffered the most damage from a recent severe windstorm.
  • State officials toured communities Friday that suffered the most damage from a recent severe windstorm.
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  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety, warning that its dangerous to walk on railroad tracks.
  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety and warned about the dangers of walking on tracks.
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  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety, warning that its dangerous to walk on railroad tracks.
  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety, warning that it's dangerous to walk on railroad tracks.
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  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety, warning that its dangerous to walk on railroad tracks.
  • Officials on Friday announced a new push to improve rail safety, warning that it's dangerous to walk on railroad tracks.
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  • KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California.
  • A female pedestrian believed to be in her 40s was killed after being struck by a train in Pacoima Friday morning.
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  • An Amtrak train crashed into another train unloading passengers in an Oakland station late Wednesday, injuring 16 people.
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  • Police have identified a woman who was killed trying to cross train tracks with her daughter in Riverside on Saturday.
  • Police have identified a woman who was killed trying to cross train tracks with her daughter in Riverside on Saturday.
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  • Police have identified a woman who was killed trying to cross train tracks with her daughter in Riverside on Saturday.
  • Police have identified a woman who was killed trying to cross train tracks with her daughter in Riverside on Saturday.
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  • Police say a woman pushing a baby stroller was struck and killed by a train in Riverside on Saturday. The child was not hurt.
  • Police say a woman pushing a baby stroller was struck and killed by a train in Riverside on Saturday. The child was not hurt.
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  • Police say a woman pushing a baby stroller was struck and killed by a train in Riverside on Saturday. The child was not hurt.
  • Police say a woman pushing a baby stroller was struck and killed by a train in Riverside on Saturday. The child was not hurt.
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  • KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California.
  • Police say a motorist died Sunday night after being hit by a train in Riverside. He apparently was trying to beat the train.
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  • A train crashed into a bus full of passengers in Argentina Tuesday, killing 11 and injuring more than 200.
  • A train crashed into a bus full of passengers in Argentina Tuesday, killing 11 and injuring more than 200.
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  • A freight train derailed in Littlerock in the Antelope Valley Wednesday, prompting precautionary evacuations.
  • A freight train derailed in Littlerock in the Antelope Valley Wednesday, prompting precautionary evacuations.
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  • A bullet train crashed into another high-speed train in China, killing at least 43 people and injuring nearly 200.
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  • Good Samaritans rescued an elderly man whose car ended up on the path of an oncoming train in Fullerton on Tuesday.
  • Good Samaritans rescued an elderly man whose car ended up on the path of an oncoming train in Fullerton on Tuesday.
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  • Good Samaritans rescued an elderly man whose car ended up on the path of an oncoming train in Fullerton on Tuesday.
  • Good Samaritans rescued an elderly man whose car ended up on the path of an oncoming train in Fullerton on Tuesday.
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  • KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California.
  • A man was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in Riverside on Thursday morning.
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  • Survivors of a fatal crash Friday between an Amtrak train and a tractor-trailer described the aftermath of the ordeal.
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  • Five people are still unaccounted for after a deadly crash near Sparks, Nev. involving a big-rig and an Amtrak train.
  • Five people are still unaccounted for after a deadly crash near Sparks, Nev. involving a big-rig and an Amtrak train.
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  • Skid marks at a Nevada railroad crossing suggest a truck driver tried to stop before a deadly train crash.
  • A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fatal crash with an Amtrak train had been cited repeatedly by authorities.
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  • KABC-TV covers Los Angeles and Southern California.
  • A California-bound train from Illinois collided with a semi-truck on a rural Nevada highway and killed two people Friday.
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