Trespasser on trestle bridge above Tonawanda Creek, Erie County NY


A person was seen trespassing on a trestle bridge above Tonawanda Creek near milepost 12.8. The individual climbed up to a height above the train engine windshields, making the activity dangerous due to proximity to the train tracks and height above the river.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Area Railroads
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Transcript:
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Gerad, I'm going to go over the dispatcher, trespasser on the trestle bridge there,
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pretty dangerous.
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Copy that.
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Is XNG trying to pass Jacksonville Antrin, LO 329, is in 4025,
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over?
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Track 281, were you looking for him or just expecting it to be him over?
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As expecting it to be him, over?
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Yes,
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okay.
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Just wanted to report this is Amtrak P-281-29 with Amtrak 117,
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reporting that at milepost 12.8 on the number two track side,
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there was a trespasser climbed up the trestle bridge there above the Tonawanda Creek.
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So he was kind of... up above windshield level from us, um,
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over the river there, over?
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Trespass at the 12.8, number two track side,
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on top of the trestle bridge,
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about windshield height on the engines, is that correct, over?
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Affirmative, that is correct, over.
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Location mentioned:
Tonawanda Creek, New York
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