Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> > The longest wait (we got going after about 2
> hours) was for a new crew, despite it being
> perhaps 45 minutes from Sacramento or an hour and
> change from Oakland.
>
> Per union contract, the crews at both Sac and Oak
> are afforded an hour and a half to two hour call
> before going on duty at their respective crew
> bases to be ferried out to pick-up the train.
>
> And yes, when it comes to things RR, cops can be
> pretty clueless, including the CHP.
>
> There is no train #4 in N Cal.

The railroad delay from waiting for the coroner to remove a trespasser fatality once made me some serious overtime (it was an early quit job, just not that night).

Training for clearing RR traffic incidents or trespasser fatalities can be virtually non-existent, though some FD's and PD's have had more major RR emergency response training. Much of the newer training is designed around response to major rail incidents, and focused on things like fire or hazmat emergencies, and deal with identifying hazards, and sealing off areas, and what not to hose down (like burning Tesla batteries), and "lessons learned" from screw ups like East Palestine. And trespasser fatalities, or even some relatively minor and non-injury auto-train collisions, now often seem to take longer than ever in many cases.