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Elton Gallegly: “This was the worst train accident in California history. I use the word 'accident' lightly, because many of us do not…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
This was the worst train accident in California history. I use the word 'accident' lightly, because many of us do not believe it was an accident, that it was something that clearly should have been prevented.
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Elton Gallegly
California

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Gallegly reflects on the severity and preventability of a tragic train accident.

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