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How to choose your seat on a train:
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, rail travel is among the safest ways to travel. However, certain parts of the train are more vulnerable than others, and everyone should be aware of ways to improve survival in the case of a train wreck.
In the following recent collision, the engine car was pushed backwards into the first passenger car killing 17, yet the other cars remained intact.
Any smart rail commuter will push his way towards the center cars, to protect himself from whatever unlikely collision would occur.
In the following recent collision, the engine car was pushed backwards into the first passenger car killing 17, yet the other cars remained intact.
CA Train Wreck Toll: 17 Dead, 135 Injured
Death toll reaches 17, with 135 injured after freight, commuter train collide in Los Angeles
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES September 13, 2008 (AP)
Los Angeles City Fire Department firefighters and other local fire and rescue agencies work to free trapped victims from a Metrolink commuter train after a train crash in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Emergency crews found more victims early Saturday in the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that smashed head-on into a freight train, raising the death toll to 17 in the deadliest U.S. passenger train accident in 15 years. Distraught relatives and friends of passengers awaited word on their loved ones as rescue workers delicately dismantled a crushed Metrolink passenger car in search of victims. The search was expected to last into Sunday.
"Clearly the injuries are going to mount and so are the fatalities," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. The cause of the Friday afternoon collision in suburban Chatsworth had not been determined. A total of 135 people were injured with at least 82 taken to hospitals, many in serious or critical condition, fire officials said.
Worried relatives and friends gathered at nearby Chatsworth High School to wait for news, and the hallways occasionally erupted with sobbing as some learned that loved ones had died.
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Debra Nieves was concerned about her sister, Donna Remata, 49, who worked in downtown Los Angeles. "That was her train and she's not home," said Nieves, 41, of Long Beach. "But until I find out for sure that they found her, I'm not going to leave."
The impact rammed the Metrolink engine backward into a passenger car, which rested on its side with the engine still inside it early Saturday, and accordioned the freight train cars. Two other Metrolink cars remained upright. Crews had to put out a fire under part of the train.
Death toll reaches 17, with 135 injured after freight, commuter train collide in Los Angeles
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES September 13, 2008 (AP)
Los Angeles City Fire Department firefighters and other local fire and rescue agencies work to free trapped victims from a Metrolink commuter train after a train crash in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Emergency crews found more victims early Saturday in the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that smashed head-on into a freight train, raising the death toll to 17 in the deadliest U.S. passenger train accident in 15 years. Distraught relatives and friends of passengers awaited word on their loved ones as rescue workers delicately dismantled a crushed Metrolink passenger car in search of victims. The search was expected to last into Sunday.
"Clearly the injuries are going to mount and so are the fatalities," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. The cause of the Friday afternoon collision in suburban Chatsworth had not been determined. A total of 135 people were injured with at least 82 taken to hospitals, many in serious or critical condition, fire officials said.
Worried relatives and friends gathered at nearby Chatsworth High School to wait for news, and the hallways occasionally erupted with sobbing as some learned that loved ones had died.
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Train Derails, Sends 'Fireballs' SkywardCzech Train Crash Kills 7, Injures About 70 WATCH: Helping HandsDebra Nieves was concerned about her sister, Donna Remata, 49, who worked in downtown Los Angeles. "That was her train and she's not home," said Nieves, 41, of Long Beach. "But until I find out for sure that they found her, I'm not going to leave."
The impact rammed the Metrolink engine backward into a passenger car, which rested on its side with the engine still inside it early Saturday, and accordioned the freight train cars. Two other Metrolink cars remained upright. Crews had to put out a fire under part of the train.
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