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Opinion: Safer rail operations are a legacy of 2008 Metrolink Chatsworth train crash

(Source: Orange County Register opinion column by Art Leahy, September 8, 2018. Leahy is CEO of Metrolink.)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sometimes tragedy can be a vehicle for change. Ten years ago the deadliest train accident in Metrolink’s history spurred a transformation in both passenger and freight rail operations throughout America, but it came at a steep price.

Full story: Orange County Register

Monday, September 10, 2018

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