Lisa Wrote:
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> I was on that train from LA Union Station to
> Fullerton, which was my destination.I was in the
> third cart to the back.Just shortly from reaching
> my destination, We all heard a loud thump and then
> the train came to a halt myself and many others in
> that cart jolted forward. Shortly after we
> stopped. the conductor had announced that we
> struck a trespasser. Many of us were in shock and
> in disbelief. The conductor did an excellent job
> in keeping us very informed of what was going on
> outside. The longest wait was for the coroners to
> arrive. We were stuck on the train for nearly 2
> and a half hours. We just sat feet away from the
> platform and that was the conversation in the box
> cart that I was in, that they should just open up
> the doors and allow everyone had to get off the
> train. And board the train waiting to continue
> taking the rest of the passengers to their
> destination. I am speaking for myself. I am
> shaken up still from the accident It is just so
> sad just to think that I was on a train that
> struck and killed someone. Regardless if that
> person was a transient, I had mental problems. He
> was human and there was nothing reported about
> this incident or who he was.

Very sorry you had to go through this, (one of the many homeless infesting downtown Fullerton?)
I have been riding trains for decades and have had a few trespasser strikes, first time you feel sorry for the trespasser, but the more of them you go through it turns to frustration and anger, I have lost wages and penalties from late day-care pick up's, law enforcement always seems to makes these incidents much worse, you see them out the window standing around, laughing, joking around, pointing, making tons of overtime while the rest of us are "their prisoners" they make it seem they would rather crap on the very people who pay their wages, instead of doing everything possible to get things moving as soon as possible, they could have thrown a tarp over the body, opened one of the doors and slowly walked everyone around to the platform, saving hours, but no, and why were all three mains shut down? they could have "walked" trains past the incident on the #1 main! commuters and the railroad be damned!