Pedestrian Killed By Amtrak Train In Oakley
A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near downtown Oakley Wednesday afternoon, according to a sheriff's spokesman.
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A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near downtown Oakley Wednesday afternoon, according to a sheriff's spokesman.
Train No. 527, which was on the Capitol Corridor line, was heading toward San Jose when it struck the pedestrian around 9:20 a.m. near Floresta Boulevard and Washington Avenue, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.
An Amtrak train struck a vehicle on the tracks in East Oakland Wednesday, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
Extreme heat has caused Amtrak to enforce speed restrictions on trains Saturday morning, which might result in service delays.
Amtrak Capitol Corridor train No. 537 was heading from Sacramento to San Jose when it struck the pedestrian at about 2:30 p.m. where East Lewelling Boulevard crosses the tracks, spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.
An Amtrak train heading to Vancouver, B.C., derailed just north of Fremont Saturday night, but no one aboard was harmed, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
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The Solano County coroner's office has identified a man who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Fairfield on Tuesday afternoon as 21-year-old Vacaville resident Robert Bates.
A 21-year-old Solano County man was walking on the train tracks in Fairfield Tuesday when he was struck and killed by a passenger train at 1:35 p.m., police said.
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