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Fred Camino

Transportation headlines, Friday, Jan. 22

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday concluded their investigation of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash. The L.A. Times reports that federal investigators determined that the crash was caused by the “egregious” text messaging of the engineer, Robert Sanchez. This conclusion has the potential to shift liability and [continue reading]

Video: Eastside Metro

East L.A. native and media producer Armando Velez posted this video of the Gold Line Eastside Extension opening day celebration on Metro’s Facebook page. The video caught our attention because its beautifully composed black and white imagery cut to “We Are The People” by Empire of the Sun hinted that [continue reading]

@MetroLosAngeles Twitter Tuesday

Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a new weekly feature at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. Local transit blog The [continue reading]