Metrolink tragedy: The day after
MTA takes responsibility
As the death toll climbed to 25 Saturday in the Metrolink train collision, grieving relatives of the dead and injured learned the nation's worst commuter rail disaster in almost four decades was caused by a Metrolink engineer who ran a red light.
After nearly 24 hours of scouring the wreckage for survivors and the dead, rescue workers announced they had removed the last body from the crash site just before 3 p.m. Saturday. Daily News.a>
A frantic call
Shortly before 4:23 p.m. on Friday, a dispatcher in a remote Metrolink control room tried desperately to reach the crew of Train 111. Rachel Uranga in the Daily News.
A flashing error message popped up on a computer screen, signaling that something went wrong near a stretch of track where Metrolink engineer Rob Sanchez was supposed to stop at a rail signal.
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Blood Drive Rush for Train Victims
For Carlos Peraza of Canoga Park, it was a matter of conscience. How could he watch these horrible scenes of mayhem and tragedy unfold on his TV Friday night and not feel he should do something to help the victims of the Metrolink train crash? Dennis McCarthy in the Daily News.
So he showed up Saturday morning on Variel Avenue.
Ordinary heroes
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It is really in poor taste to discuss the Metrolink tragedy on a blog called The Sausage Factory.
So true.
What's with the 17 year old and a text message to the engineer? How long does it take to find the text messager, get his name, get an interview and get to the truth. I could do it in 45 minutes. Where's the press? I read CBS radio 740 reported this.