By Calvin Palmer
Metrolink officials said today that the engineer of a commuter train ignored a red signal, which resulted in the rail crash yesterday afternoon at Chatsworth, California, that claimed the lives of 25 people.
Spokeswoman Denise Tyrell told the Los Angeles Times that the crash would not have happened had the engineer obeyed the signal.
“We want [...]
September 13, 2008
Metrolink engineer ignored red signal
September 13, 2008
Ike calls bluff of stay-behind folks
By Calvin Palmer
It is to the eternal credit of emergency services personnel the world over that they do suffer fools gladly and save people from the consequences of their stupidity.
On Friday, warnings were issued to residents living in the low-lying areas of the Gulf coast in Texas that they faced “certain death” if they remained [...]
