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With 'suicide by train' up in LA
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Train driver Roman Alarcon is still haunted by the memory: He was working the morning commute when, suddenly, a man walked onto the tracks — and just stood there. Alarcon laid on the horn and hit the emergency brake, but his train was still going about 20 mph when it hit the man and killed him. Most transit agencies don't talk about suicides, worried they might encourage copycats.