Train 102 heading Southbound derailed at a grade crossing around 5:45am at 5th Avenue and Rice in Oxnard. Reports are train collided with tractor trailer (truck burst into flames after collision). Appears all 4 passenger cars derailed including 3 laying on their sides. At least 30 injuries. Update indicates at least 1 unknown fatality (unsure if from vehicle or train). Hopefully the load was very light as it was the first early morning train of the morning after its second stop.
This was the first scheduled passenger train of the morning through the area (before Surfliners as well). Metrolink Train 104 is cancelled and train 106 will operate from East Ventura (Montalvo) station to Oxnard Station (a total of one stop down the line). Passengers will be bussed south from that point to LA.
Unknown on the Amtrak contigency plans at this time, however the incident is between Oxnard and Camarillo stations in Ventura County. The rail line is completely blocked and I imagine it will be for a while as the train cars are laying across it and the rails are damaged (bent off the ties and broken). There is only one mainline track in this area.
Story below... images are quite telling looking at the train cars.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/02/24/metrolink-train-derails-in-oxnard-after-colliding-with-train-on-tracks/
This was the first scheduled passenger train of the morning through the area (before Surfliners as well). Metrolink Train 104 is cancelled and train 106 will operate from East Ventura (Montalvo) station to Oxnard Station (a total of one stop down the line). Passengers will be bussed south from that point to LA.
Unknown on the Amtrak contigency plans at this time, however the incident is between Oxnard and Camarillo stations in Ventura County. The rail line is completely blocked and I imagine it will be for a while as the train cars are laying across it and the rails are damaged (bent off the ties and broken). There is only one mainline track in this area.
Story below... images are quite telling looking at the train cars.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/02/24/metrolink-train-derails-in-oxnard-after-colliding-with-train-on-tracks/
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