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    2008 Chatsworth train collision - Wikipedia

    • The 2008 Chatsworth train collision occurred at 4:22:23 p.m. PDT (23:22:23 UTC) on September 12, 2008, when a Union Pacific Railroad freight train and a Metrolink commuter rail passenger train collided head-on in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The scene of the collision was a curved section of single track on t… See more

    Collision

    Metrolink commuter train #111, consisting of a 250,000-pound (110 t) EMD F59PH locomotive (SCAX 855) pulling three Bombardier BiLevel Coaches, departed Union Station in downtown Los Angeles at 3:35 p.m. P… See more

    Aftermath

    The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) initially dispatched a "physical rescue" assignment at a residential address near the scene in response to a 9-1-1 emergency call from the home. The crew arrived at the address fo… See more

    ‘Total destruction’: At least 17 die in head-on Metrolink crash
    Rescue teams worked frantically into this morning after a Metrolink passenger train carrying 225 people collided Friday with a Union Pacific freight train on a sharp curve in Chatsworth, killing...
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    ‘Total destruction’: At least 17 die in head-on Metrolink …

    Sep 16, 2014 · Rescue teams worked frantically into this morning after a Metrolink passenger train carrying 225 people collided Friday with a Union …

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      Metrolink 111 collision with UP. Chatsworth. Sept 2008

      The passenger train’s locomotive and lead passenger car derailed. The accident resulted in 25 fatalities, including the engineer of the passenger train, and approximately 102 injured passengers. Physical damage exceeded $12 million.

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      Collision of Metrolink Train 111 with Union Pacific Train …

      Sep 12, 2008 · The force of the collision caused the locomotive of train 111 to telescope into the lead passenger coach by about 52 feet. The accident resulted in 25 fatalities, including the engineer of train 111. Emergency response …

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      Sep 16, 2014 · The conductor and others contradict the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board, which has said the commuter train ran a red light just before colliding with a freight ...

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      Memorial honors 25 killed on 10th anniversary of 2008 …

      Sep 12, 2018 · The accident occurred when Metrolink commuter train 111, traveling from Chatsworth to Simi Valley on the Ventura County line, collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train traveling in...

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      Chatsworth Metrolink crash was 9 years ago Tuesday

      Sep 13, 2017 · Tuesday marked the ninth anniversary of the 2008 Chatsworth train crash, considered the largest commuter rail disaster in state history. The crash occurred when a Metrolink train...