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  1. How the Conn. train crash will affect commutersRead the original story w/Photo

    4 min ago | Star-Telegram.com

    Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast.

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  2. Metro-North: Connecticut train outage expected to last daysRead the original story w/Photo

    17 min ago | The Las Vegas Sun

    A derailed Metro-North rail car is hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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  3. Metro-North commuters seek alternate transportationRead the original story w/Photo

    40 min ago | Connecticut Post

    ... look to make their way to work. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he is working to set up alternate transportation for Bridgeport residents, but said others further up the line would have to find their own way. "We will set up a system to move people from ...

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  4. How the Conn. train crash will affect commutersRead the original story

    48 min ago | The Las Vegas Sun

    Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast.

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  5. Cars hoisted off tracksRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Darien News-Review

    Metro North train cars heavily damaged in Friday's derailment are pulled from the scene after being hoisted back on to the tracks in Bridgeport.

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  6. Commuter mess "Well into next week"Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Darien News-Review

    The first row of seats in the eastbound train, seen through the window, are crushed after Friday's Metro-North train collision in Bridgeport.

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  7. Clean-Up Begins at the Connecticut Train Crash SiteRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | NBC Washington

    ... Earl Weener said.. The eastbound Metro-North train derailed just after 6:00 p.m. and was hit between the Bridgeport and Fairfield stations, officials said. "We came to a sudden halt. We were jerked. There was smoke," Alex Cohen, a Canadian passenger ...

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  8. James Maslow at Westfield Connecticut PostRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Star999.com

    James Maslow met fans at Westfield Trumbull on Saturday from 12-3pm, tomorrow 5/19 he'll be at Westfield Connecticut Post 12-3pm! Quizmaster Tad Lemire hosted his Pub Quiz at two Boots in Bridgeport to kick off Tuesday Night Trivia at Two Boots

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  9. Section a spotlight on community's good worksRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

    ... of those in need. Here in Fairfield County the examples of philanthropy are as diverse as the county itself. From Bridgeport to Greenwich, and up to Danbury, residents are united in the common effort to help their neighbors. Tough economic times ...

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  10. Broken rail suspected in US train crashRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Age

    ... from New York City's Grand Central Terminal to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed at about 6:10 pm just outside Bridgeport, Connecticut. Officials couldn't say when Metro-North Railroad service would be restored. The crash also caused Amtrak to ...

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  11. Damaged trains being removed from wreck siteRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

    On Saturday morning the Metro-North trains remain on the tracks near Commerce Street following Friday night's collision in Bridgeport.

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  12. New railcars have had issuesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

    Investigators from National Transportation Safety Board have arrived in Bridgeport on Saturday May 18, 2013 to find the cause of Friday evening's Metro-North train collision that left more than 60 people injured.

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  13. Damaged trains set to be removed from wreck siteRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Hudson Hub-Times

    Gov. Dannel Malloy and Congressman Jim Himes, right, speak with NTSB representatives at a staging area near the scene of the Metro-North train collision Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn.

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  14. Today in Westport: 05-19-13Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Westport News

    No Metro-North Railroad service at Saugatuck and Greens Farms stations: Rail service suspended between Bridgeport and South Norwalk in aftermath of train collision in Bridgeport on Friday evening.

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  15. MTA Crash update: 72 injured, cause of crash possible fractured rail sectionRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    ... count reports that 72 folks were transported to area hospitals from the MTA crash, which happened outside of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Most oft the people substained minor injuries and have been discharged home. A Metro-North train was heading east ...

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  16. 8 train victims at hospitals, 1 criticalRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

    ... reports began streaming in about the scores of people hurt in Friday night's train derailment at the Fairfield/Bridgeport line, area hospital officials prepared to handle up to 90 injured passengers per hospital. In the end, 70 people were taken to ...

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  17. Virginia Benson, 90, Of Stamford, Retired Executive Secretary For GTERead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Stamford Daily Voice

    Benson was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Bridgeport. She had been a Fairfield resident for more than 40 years.

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  18. MTA Update: No Full Service Likely 'Well Into Next Week'Read the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | Westport Now

    ... Howard Permut today again visited the scene of Friday's evening's derailment and subsequent sideswipe in Bridgeport, Connecticut. "The National Transportation Safety Board, with the full support and assistance of Metro-North Railroad, the MTA Police ...

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  19. Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crashRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | WHIO

    Investigators from National Transportation Safety Board and officials investigate at the scene of the train collision, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn.

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  20. Federal investigators seek cause of Connecticut train crashRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | The Campbell Reporter

    Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013.

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