Metro train derails in rail yard after running red light

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A Red Line train derailed in a Metro rail yard Wednesday after an operator ran through a stop signal and damaged the tracks, The Examiner has learned.

The derailment occurred at 12:21 p.m. at the Brentwood rail yard, according to the transit agency.

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