Train hits vehicle stalled on tracks near Sacramento St, Stockton CA


A train struck a vehicle that was high-centered on the tracks near Sacramento Street crossing. The vehicle was pushed off to the side but not dragged. Crews coordinated inspection and train speed was restricted until the area was cleared.
Audio|Source: BNSF/UP Stockton Diamond Area
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Transcript:
00:00
That's 5-6 calling track inspector king. Over.
00:19
Okay,
00:20
sounds good.
00:21
Yeah, so I guess it sounds like the scene is getting close to being cleared.
00:27
RMCC is checking with locals currently.
00:29
Once they clear that,
00:32
do you want that train to wait for you to get there? Or would they be okay to pull off the crossings at their block? And over.
00:45
I can ask them.
00:47
I think they can just knock to the side, but I can verify that over.
00:56
Okay, yep, I'll ask them and find out, hey, I'll let you know over.
01:03
Okay, yeah, thank you.
01:04
It's bad job.
01:10
And Spatch, uh, five, six calling, uh,
01:13
track inspector king. Over.
01:18
Okay, yeah, so I talked to the crew, and so kind of what they said was that, uh, so the vehicle was just south of the crossing. It was high centered on the tracks when they struck it, but they did not drag it. They said, yeah, they hit it and it popped it off to the side. So, um, yeah, whatever you want to do, uh, over.
01:41
Okay, so once we get to clear, you just want to go like 10 MPH until they clear the area over.
01:51
Okay,
01:53
we'll plan on that and then, yeah, I'll keep it all blocked off, keep all traffic stopped until you inspect it after that, over.
02:03
Yeah, thank you.
02:05
Spatch out.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Sacramento St, Stockton, CA 95205
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