Posted: 10:12 pm PDT October 12, 2011Updated: 10:55 pm PDT October 12, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Emergency vehicles have been called the scene of a train accident in Oakland Wednesday night.The collision involving two Amtrak trains happened at Webster street and Embarcadero at 10 p.m. close to the Oakland Amtrak station.
Initial reports indicated that one train ran into the back end of the second train. There are reports of 18 injuries among passengers.It appears the trains remain on the tracks. A witness told KTVU it looked like the impact happened at a low speed.
Most of the injuries being reported seem to be bumps and bruises, but there was word of one person suffering a broken arm.In addition to police and emergency personnel, railroad inspectors are also on the scene inspecting damage. 50 feet of tracks were reportedly damaged in the accident.
Authorities will now begin work to separate the two trains and move them out of the way and allow train traffic through the area to begin moving again.
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Cy Valley said
4:40 AM, 10/13/11
Was restricted speed 15 or 20?
Snippy said
4:44 AM, 10/13/11
Evidently, about 25. They have good brakes.
Cy Valley said
4:47 AM, 10/13/11
Yes, like the rear-ender in Chicago, where they loaded up the lead unit on a flatcar real quick like, brakes weren't quite good enough.
Cy Valley said
9:17 AM, 10/13/11
Didn't know Amtrak is using this power, this must have been right before the collision, any old pic will do.
Sixteen Injured as Trains Collide Head-On
October 13, 2011 Updated Oct 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM EDT According to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, 16 people were injured late Wednesday night when a pair of Amtrak trains were involved in a head-on collision in Oakland, Calif. According to the Chronicle, one of the trains was traveling around 15-20 mph when it crashed into the other train, which was stationary. The report says an Amtrak official the moving train had run through a red signal. Around 150 people were on the trains, the story says.
Snippy said
9:18 AM, 10/13/11
They have the patented RAM Air Injection air-conditioning system going on there. Looks like the collision knocked out the number board, too.
18 injured in Oakland Amtrak train collision
Posted: 10:12 pm PDT October 12, 2011Updated: 10:55 pm PDT October 12, 2011
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Didn't know Amtrak is using this power, this must have been right before the collision, any old pic will do.
October 13, 2011
Updated Oct 13, 2011 at 11:16 AM EDT
According to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, 16 people were injured late Wednesday night when a pair of Amtrak trains were involved in a head-on collision in Oakland, Calif.
According to the Chronicle, one of the trains was traveling around 15-20 mph when it crashed into the other train, which was stationary. The report says an Amtrak official the moving train had run through a red signal. Around 150 people were on the trains, the story says.