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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Federal Hearing on Chatsworth Train Crash

    Last year's crash of a Metrolink passenger train and a Union Pacific freight killed 25 people. Investigation led to a federal ban on mobile phone-use by train operators.  Documents released today by the National Transportation Safety Board show the Metrolink engineer wasn't the only one sending text messages.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last year's crash of a Metrolink passenger train and a Union Pacific freight killed 25 people. Investigation led to a federal ban on mobile phone-use by train operators. Documents released today by the National Transportation Safety Board show the Metrolink engineer wasn't the only one sending text messages. Angela Greiling Keane reports for Bloomberg News.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    California's Next Elections: Coming Right Up!
    1. 1:19America's 'New Path' in the Middle East
    2. 27:17Federal Hearing on Chatsworth Train CrashYou’re reading this
    3. 35:24California's Next Elections: Coming Right Up!
    4. 46:29Legal Battle over 840-pound Emerald
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