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Pedestrians awarded $1 million settlement after crash with tow truck (access required)

By: Noah Schaffer
Published: December 30, 2011

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Three N.J. pedestrians who were hit by a tow truck that collided with a cargo train in 2008 have settled a lawsuit for a combined $1 million.

Family gets $36 million settlement after train derailment (access required)

Published: October 20, 2011

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The family of a Rockford, Ill. woman who died and whose pregnant daughter lost her baby in a 2009 train derailmentwill receive a $36.2 million settlement from Canadian National Railway.

Judge expected to approve $200 million settlement from crash (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: September 14, 2010

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A $200 million settlement fund to compensate survivors and family members of 25 people killed in the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash is expected to be approved today by a federal judge in Los Angeles, Calif.

Train engineer awarded $3.18 million (access required)

By: Susan Bocamazo
Published: February 8, 2010

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A St. Louis County, Mo. jury has awarded $3.18 million to a locomotive engineer who was injured when the train he was working on was struck by another.

Lawsuit: Metro negligent in September bus crash (access required)

By: Justin Rebello
Published: January 15, 2010

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A woman who was hit and critically injured by a bus in Washington, D.C., in September is suing Metro for $30 million.

LA Metrolink pays out $30M in 2005 crash (access required)

By: Pat Murphy
Published: October 15, 2009

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After years of legal wrangling, Metrolink — the regional railroad system for Los Angeles — has spent $30 million to settle most of the lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale train crash that killed 11 and injured about 180, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Wednesday.

Train crash victim awarded $29.6M (access required)

By: Susan Bocamazo
Published: March 9, 2009

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An Illinois jury has awarded $29.6 million to a Chicago woman who was seriously injured during a train derailment in 2005.

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