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Uploaded: Monday, September 21, 2009, 7:38 PM
Caltrain fatality in San Mateo slows/stops trains
Train paused in Palo Alto this evening believed linked to San Mateo fatality
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A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Caltrain in San Mateo this afternoon, causing delays in train schedules, a Caltrain spokeswoman said. It is believed to be accidental.
A train stopped for a time in northern Palo Alto this evening is believed connected to the San Mateo delays.
Witnesses reported that the man was carrying two parrots and that two trains were approaching the area where he was crossing, and he appeared confused and froze when caught by surprise by the second train.
Northbound train No. 261 struck the pedestrian on the tracks at East Bellevue Avenue at about 4:40 p.m., according to Caltrain spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew.
Trains were being single-tracked through the area at 10 mph at 5:40 p.m. and Bartholomew said commuters should expect delays of at least 30 minutes.
The crash marks the 12th Caltrain-involved fatality this year. — Bay City News Service
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Posted by Livable, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Sep 21, 2009 at 9:02 pm High Speed Rail will triple the speed. Will it triple the injuries & fatalities?
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Posted by Bucky, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 21, 2009 at 9:14 pm Why do you almost never hear about fatalities on BART? Because there are no at-grade road crossings. HSR will have the same design, so it will be a lot safer than Caltrain.
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Posted by Giovanni, a resident of Menlo Park, on Sep 21, 2009 at 10:00 pm Are you suggesting that HSR will prevent suicide? Do you really think that if people can't throw themselves in front of a train they won't try and end their life another way? And another thing, even if HSR is built on the Caltrain tracks the SP freight trains will still need to run on separate tracks either next to or under the HSR tracks. It is my understanding that there will be three different trains that will run down the Peninsula if HSR is built: Caltrain, Southern Pacific freight trains, and HSR. We do need grade separation even if HSR is not built.
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Posted by Bucky, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Sep 21, 2009 at 11:13 pm The only funding source for grade separations is HSR. Nothing else is on the table, even left-wing fantasy land.
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Posted by Giovanni, a resident of Menlo Park, on Sep 21, 2009 at 11:54 pm San Carlos managed to grade separate it's tracks without HSR funding, why can't other cities on the Peninsula do the same?
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Posted by SteveU, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Sep 22, 2009 at 7:07 pm
SteveU is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online And where is Cal Trains Office?? San Carlos.
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Posted by glazier960, a resident of Stanford, on Sep 23, 2009 at 6:03 pm Tell the TRUTH......why are you blowing the crap out of the air horns at ALL hours of the night as you go through intersections, . SSF SB and Millbrae is it because a few screwed up people throw themselves in front of the train......well WAKE up ( NO PUN ) the same people are going to do it any way, let me get my sleep while I still have a job to go to
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