Train operator charged for derailing locomotive near USNS Mercy

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A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles was arrested on federal charges for allegedly running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the hospital ship USNS Mercy, Tuesday afternoon.

Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro, was charged today in a criminal complaint with one count of train wrecking, data by US Department of Justice reveals.

According to the criminal complaint filed in US District Court, Moreno admitted that he intentionally derailed and crashed the train near the...

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