Passenger Trains > Amtrak hits farm workers truck in Oceano at 7:30 this morning.

Just was sent a text about this from my Brother Mike in Grover Beach. its on KCOY ' KEYT news.  It looks like no injury's just a battered Porto Pot.  .

czuleget Wrote:
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> Just was sent a text about this from my Brother
> Mike in Grover Beach. its on KCOY ' KEYT news. 
> It looks like no injury's just a battered Porto
> Pot.  .
Ah yes, the annual Californi harvest season equipment demolition derby has begun!  :-). Happens all the time here in the  Salinas valley ,  fortunately witout serious injuries or fatalities. 
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Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA

Links to news articles are nice...  http://www.keyt.com/traffic/train-hits-field-worker-vehicle-on-oceano-tracks/453227230

This crossing has been problematic for a long time.  Glad nobody was hurt, at least this time.

Same crossing:  https://youtu.be/8tRaa4wLMsI?t=5m39s
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/17/17 13:50 by OTG.

It was Pacific Surfliner 774 which was delayed 57 minutes by the event by the time it left Guadalupe.

Chris

I notice that the professional journalist doesn't understand the distinction between "its" and "it's."

BobB Wrote:
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> I notice that the professional journalist doesn't
> understand the distinction between "its" and
> "it's."

Present day journalism probably do not use proof readers anymore, and the peron writing the article would be relying upon a computer spell checker.

Sad

BobB Wrote:
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> I notice that the professional journalist doesn't
> understand the distinction between "its" and
> "it's."


The initial article said it was an Amtrack train. Gotta get more railfans writing for the news.

justalurker66 Wrote:
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> BobB Wrote:
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> > I notice that the professional journalist
> doesn't
> > understand the distinction between "its" and
> > "it's."
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> The initial article said it was an Amtrack train.
> Gotta get more railfans writing for the news.

​There is a tunnel that links the Dallas, Texas Amtrak station and the nearby Hyatt Regency and inside the tunnel there is a directional sign that says "Amtrack".

BobB Wrote:
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> I notice that the professional journalist doesn't
> understand the distinction between "its" and
> "it's."

Every time anyone posts any news report here, inevetably someone jumps on some irrelevant and generally trivial copy editing error as if it demonstrates that "journalism is dead" or some such. Copy editing errors happen. Give it a rest.

mab Wrote:
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> BobB Wrote:
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> > I notice that the professional journalist
> doesn't
> > understand the distinction between "its" and
> > "it's."
>
> Every time anyone posts any news report here,
> inevetably someone jumps on some irrelevant and
> generally trivial copy editing error as if it
> demonstrates that "journalism is dead" or some
> such. Copy editing errors happen. Give it a rest.

Agreed. Perhaps we all need to be reminded of a couple of the forum discussion rules:

1. Postings and discussion shall relate directly to railroading. 

3. Posting critical comments of spelling, grammar, phrasing or other non-content errors made by other members is prohibited. 
 

Just use "Atk". Thats what the dispatchers used for years.


Nudge

Looks like a crappie cleanup job.