Abandoned car struck at Ball Road Grade Crossing

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

Or at least I think it's a grade crossing....

Quote:Metrolink
OC Line Amtrak train struck abandoned vehicle at Ball Rd, expect 15-30 delays through location.

People are that stupid to see an abandoned car on freakin BALL ROAD and not do anything about it?
Or was there not enough time to get the car off the tracks?

[MrUp8444]

(11-28-2011 05:27 PM)Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy Wrote:  

Quote:Metrolink
OC Line Amtrak train struck abandoned vehicle at Ball Rd, expect 15-30 delays through location.

People are that stupid to see an abandoned car on freakin BALL ROAD and not do anything about it?
Or was there not enough time to get the car off the tracks?

I'm Pretty sure People would move it. If they had the Man Power, Then again They may not of had Enough Time.
James.

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

True.
Here is another update...

Quote:OC Line tracks now open at Ball Rd from earlier Amtrak incident

Well good

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

Metrolink is late due to this,causing major backup on the main.
There were three frieghts. I saw one Frieght rolling through Fullerton Jct. at 18:53,another one pulling to a stop at EBCS Fullerton Jct. at 18:57,and a third stopped at Buena Park at 19:04.
The Southwest Chief I'm sure was/is late and I bet Amtrak 590 was late.

This is what I heard from DS to the first BNSF:
"Yeah...Metrolink is running late and they don't know what they want to do,so I'm gonna send one train up before I get you guys cleared."

Talk about a packed main...

[Jaanfo]

The driver was stuck in traffic and failed to stop clear of the grade crossing. When the gates came down she couldn't pull forward so she attempted to back up as far as she could off the tracks, then got out of the car and ran away. A582 just grazed the car's nose, and was only delayed about 30 minutes.

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

Jared,you're awesome.Don't think I'm a creep.It's cool you get to know the details of this stuff and answer the questions that no one would be able to answer.

[TC Smith]

Why would the Southwest Chief be late ?


TCS - it never crosses Ball Rd.

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

But the Frieght traffic and late Metrolinks from Ball Rd. traveling along the main would clutter up the tracks for the chief,right?
By the way,it was 22 minutes late into FUL.

[TC Smith]

Not necessarily, many sections of the main are triple track with enough space for a godd DS to maneuver an on-time train through.


TCS - just sayin'

[Amtrak/Santa Fe Boy]

Alrighty.
It's seemed like main 3 was the only available track at the time