

I am guessing part of the hill may have let go. It looks like several trees came down the hill side. The incident happened near the Carquinez Regional Shoreline. with link to video.Īlan Jones, this had NOTHING to do with lack of tree removal on the part of the railroad.

with information on train involved updated at 8:30 a.m. Passenger Matthew Patton, who was on the derailed train, sent Trains News Wire a link a short video showing the derailed cab car, taken as passengers passed the derailment site after being transferred to another train. departure from Oakland to Sacramento, and that the train “remained upright with all systems operating.” KRON Radio reports that Amtrak said in a statement that the train involved was No. At least one other train has terminated in Richmond. The Capitol Corridor Twitter feed reports some trains are currently originating and terminating in Martinez, about a mile east of the derailment scene, with Bay Area Rapid Transit providing assistance for passengers between Martinez, San Francisco, and San Jose. Fifty-five people were on board the fire department reported on Twitter it cleared the scene in about an hour. PDT about a half-mile east of Port Costa, according to the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department. No injuries were reported after an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train struck a downed tree and derailed this afternoon, disrupting traffic on the San Jose-Auburn, Calif., route.
