Some of the victims of the 2008 Metrolink and freight train collision were scheduled to meet with executives from Veolia Transportation, the company liable for the deadly accident that left 25 people dead and over 100 injured, reports the HuffPo. "Rep. Elton Gallegly said Veolia executives requested the meeting so they can hear from those who were injured or lost loved ones when a Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train." Veolia is the parent company of Connex Railroad, who were responsible for putting engineer Robert Sanchez on the job, who ran a red light while text messaging on his cellphone. more ›

Since the Chatsworth Metrolink crash that left 25 dead and 135 injured last year, train engineers have run red lights three times with a possible fourth incident occurring last week, reports the LA Times. This comes despite new safety measures prompted by last year's deadly crash. Last Tuesday a train with passengers inside headed east from downtown when it may have ran a red light. Luckily it stopped a few hundred feet from an oncoming train. No one was injured, but Metrolink board members are angry over the pattern of basic safety rules not being observed. more ›

Two L.A. engineers who in 2006 hacked the city's system to cause traffic delays over a labor dispute were sentenced to two years probation, reports the Los Angeles Times. Despite efforts by the city to block engineers from hacking the system during labor talks three years ago, Gabriel Murillo and Kartik Patel got in and prolonged red lights at key intersections around LAX, downtown and two other areas causing major gridlock (see above map). more ›

Text messaging appears to be one major caper in the Chatsworth Metrolink train crash last year, which left 25 dead and 135 injured. Investigators found that Metrolink Engineer Robert Sanchez sent a text message 22 seconds before his train slammed head-on into a freight train. more ›

On September 12, 2008, Angelenos and the nation watched in horror as emergency personnel responded to what would soon go down as the worst train crash in recent US history when a Metrolink train collided with a freight train in Chatsworth. As investigators continue to probe the incident and Robert M. Sanchez, the Engineer at the wheel on that deadly day, more information is coming to light about the man's work habits. more ›

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After the National Transportation Safety Board heard that teenagers were claiming Metrolink Engineer Robert Sanchez was texting with them moments before the crash, they subpoenaed his cell phone records but were wary saying a similar claim in a Boston crash was made and ended up being false. But these claims were true the NTSB announced on Wednesday night. more ›

At 4:22 p.m., one minute before the crash, the Metrolink train engineer sent a text to a teenage friend, a fellow rail enthusiast, about where the train would meet another passenger train, according to CBS2 News. While the engineer who died in the collision has not been identified by officials, the teens said he is Robert Sanchez and despite Metrolink's claims that he was at fault, his friends said "he would 'never' have been reckless or unprofessional or run a red light." Earlier today Metrolink said the engineer was at fault but gave no basis for their conclusion. Two videos have been posted on YouTube in honor of Sanchez. more ›

"Metrolink officials said an engineer on the Metrolink train that collided with a freight train ignored a signal telling him to stop," reported the LA Times. "Had the engineer stopped, the accident would not have occurred, said Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell. 'We want to be honest in our appraisal,' she said." The engineer, who worked for a subcontractor that has been used by Metrolink since 1998, did not survive the crash. more ›