A Metrolink train struck and killed a 50-year-old man in the Sylmar area this morning, fire officials said.
The train, which was headed south on the Antelope Valley line, hit the man about 9:18 a.m. near Hubbard Street and San Fernando Road, said Ron Myers, a spokesman for Los Angeles City Fire Department.
The victim, who had [...]

Member of the Metrolink Board of Directors, Baldwin Park City Councilman Anthony Bejarano, was arrested for public intoxication Friday night.
According to the LA Times Bottle Neck Blog :
This is the second time in a week that Bejarano has been in the news. He was a member of the Metrolink Board of Directors until he was [...]

The September 12th Metrolink train crash brought together 25 people who before really didn’t have much in common.
That faithful day has the friends and families of these 25 coming together to grieve. It was these 25 that were killed in the train accident. Their train plowed head on into a Union Pacific freight train.  At [...]

Sept. 21 : Opinion : Ventura County Star It is time for all to rally together, especially those who commute by train. We need to awaken to the reality about rail travel in Southern California.
The Sept. 12 accident on the Metrolink train should never have happened. But to blame this on a particular individual, or [...]

In 1908 Congress adopted what is referred to as FELA, or the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.  This legislation was passed in order to protect railway workers who are injured on the job.  It allows someone who has been injured to recover damages such as medical treatment bills.
An injured railway worker can recover damages if it [...]