Metrolink vs. Union Pacific

Metrolink wins - hands down:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/railroad-worker-killed-metrolink-crash-el-monte.html

It's all rather dramatic when you were on the train. Below is the tweet time line of a Saturday morning Metrolink outing that turned grim when the train hit a truck parked on the tracks and killed the driver.

I left out the part about seeing the truck driver die on the tracks, failed CPR and all.
And the gasoline smell that permeated the train shortly thereafter.
And the rising panic inside the train.

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I *seriously* need coffee. about 2 hours ago via txt
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Back at Union Station after getting off the crashed Metrolink train East of LA. At least I can get on with my life. about 3 hours ago via txt
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Passengers from crashed metrolink train are headed to Baldwin Park metrolink station. about 5 hours ago via txt
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i'm on bus line 000 to Baldwin Park - the Crash Line. about 5 hours ago via txt
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Passengers are off the Metrolink train that hit a truck east of Los Angeles. We're on buses, destination not yet known. about 5 hours ago via txt
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still on the Metrolink train east of LA that hit a truck. they are sending buses - to where nobody's saying. The mood is getting ugly. about 5 hours ago via mobile web
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I'm on an Eastbound Metrolink train that just hit a Union/Pacifi truck/SUV near El Monte, CA. There is one fatality on the tracks. about 7 hours ago via txt
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And the LA River is bone dry in very early spring. about 8 hours ago via txt
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Wai Sang Meat Co. & Men's Central Jail. Ok... about 8 hours ago via txt
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The sparrows are strafing low today. *Inside* Union Station & the PA just broadcast a... dial tone. about 8 hours ago via mobile web
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Gah - - - I just saw the empty lot where the Ambassador Hotel was torn down, like 2 years ago. Now there's an urban wasteland. Way to go! about 9 hours ago via txt
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I can't believe I'm up, out & about already... about 9 hours ago via txt
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