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New images show the grim derailment of an Amtrak train that came loose from its tracks after smashing into a Ventura County truck near Moorpark in Southern California

An Amtrak train scheduled to make stops along the Central Coast on its way to Seattle partially derailed in Moorpark after colliding with a truck. Only minor injuries have been reported.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST—With new development being planned at the Kanan Road/ Highway 101 intersection—including construction of the improved interchange that we know today—owners of the longtime Denny’s restaurant next to Kanan and the freeway decided it was time to say sayonara. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers In December 2002, work crews brought in their