Train stopped at crossing causes traffic backup, Palo Alto CA
A train stopped at the Broadway and California Avenue crossing caused the gates to be stuck down, leading to a traffic jam in Menlo Park. Traffic was backed up from Oak Grove to Broadway, and the train had to be cleared and restarted to resume slow movement.
Audio|Source: Menlo Park and Atherton Police Dispatch
02:37
Transcript:
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Sam, it's for information where we're sitting calls now from drivers stuck at the Broadway and California train stop where the barriers come down for parts to pass and they're saying that there's multiple cars backed up getting frustrated that the lights are not letting them pass.
00:20
There are you any second.
00:27
Lincoln 37, Ackner down there.
00:31
10-4[1], Lincoln 37, all the train route.
00:39
We're at Carolyn in Oak Grove.
00:41
We're going to head that way to Broadway.
00:43
It looks like there's a pretty bad traffic jam going from Oak Grove all the way to Broadway.
00:49
10-4[1].
00:50
Fitting the train on that Broadway are down and the train is stopped in front of Maverick Jacks.
00:57
It's not going up.
01:01
Lincoln 1510.
01:02
Is there any ways to reroute this record?
01:09
The team Broadway over the overpass is getting backed up as well.
01:27
Multiple units.
01:32
M6 to the units out there.
01:35
As soon as you're off the track, please advise so that we can restart the train.
01:45
Lincoln 3. The tracks are clear all the way from outgrow to cow.
01:50
We're on the tracks.
01:51
You can reset the train.
01:55
Lincoln 3-104.
02:15
Lincoln 810.
02:20
Press check's clear on that quick and convenient.
02:25
Exactly.
02:31
Units on that call for information.
02:34
Cal train will start and resume train very slowly.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
California Avenue Train Station, 101 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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