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Engineer of
Metrolink Train Had Troubled Past
Engineer of
Metrolink Train Had Troubled Past

The engineer of the Los Angeles-area commuter train that crashed into a freight train Friday -- killing 25 people and injuring 135 others -- was a gay man with a bit of a troubled past. Robert M. Sanchez, who had been working for Metrolink since 2005, is believed to have failed to stop at a signal near the San Fernando Valley district of Chatsworth, causing his train to collide with a Union Pacific freight train.
Outtraveler Staff
September 18 2008 12:00 AM EST
November 17 2015 5:28 AM EST