Article: Train crashes injure passengers in Boston, Chicago

Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said.

The crash came just hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, sending several people to hospitals in a wreck that officials quickly blamed on operator error.

Investigators did not know what caused the Boston wreck, which injured about 10 passengers in an above-ground accident on the city's "T" system near a station in suburban Newton.

A two-car train slammed into the back of another two-car train approaching Woodland Station, said Joe Pesaturo, a ...

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