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Yahoo: Full Coverage Train Web. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Train Crashes Tested 7 days 17/11/99
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Commuter train and freight train collide in California: Thursday, November 18, 1999A commuter train and a freight train collided near Fullerton, California injuring 18 people.
The locomotive of the commuter train was derailed, but the passenger cars remained on the rails. Four freight cars were overturned and a further 6 were derailed. Fire broke out in the locomotive of the Metrolink train, but was extinguished by firefighters. The Metrolink train was train No. 602 which had left Union Station in Los Angeles at 07:44. bound for Oceanside, San Diego. The cause of the collision is unknown, but the signalling system does not permit two trains travelling in opposite directions to both get a green light. It is understood that the NTSB will investigate the cause of the collision.
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This file last updated: Saturday, 19-Feb-2000 21:24:59 EST