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LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Dec 22 20:39:30 2006 ........LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONSa fire engine was ''side swipped hit on its side in the middle'' on wahington blvd betwen grand stations and san pedro stations tonight i cannot imagine the passengers stranded throughout the line waiting for trains ................ the next was a police involved shooting near long beach 5th ave station downtown long beach near the wal mart complex all day police units all over the place THE LACMTA BLUE LINE IS SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN |
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LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 17:21:45 2006, in response to LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Dec 22 20:39:30 2006. LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals   los angeles times 2:15 PM PST, December 23, 2006 11 taken to hospitals after Blue Line train hits firetruck About 250 rush-hour commuters were aboard when accident occurred at Washington and Central, a 'notorious bad intersection.' Ten passengers and a firefighter were taken to hospitals for minor injuries Friday evening when a Blue Line commuter train struck a firetruck on an emergency call near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. The ladder truck and its crew were crossing Washington Boulevard at Central Avenue about 5 p.m. when the accident occurred, police and fire officials said. "It looks like a big oops," said Los Angeles Police Sgt. Jeff Tepich, who was on the scene. "If [the train] is pulling a lot of weight even at a slow speed it's hard to stop." The six-car train, which was carrying passengers from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach, struck the center of the ladder truck and derailed, blocking both tracks. The truck was on its way to a small fire; a second engine was sent in its place. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the train operator had a green light when she proceeded into the intersection and did not see or hear the firetruck, which had its lights and sirens on. "She said she did not hear the firetruck, but when she saw it in the intersection she used the emergency brake," spokesman Dave Sotero said. "It is a notorious bad intersection," Assistant Fire Chief Ralph M. Terrazas said. In response to several fatal collisions along the Blue Line route, flashing yellow signs have been added to warn motorists turning right on Washington to watch for the crossing train. No such warnings have been installed on Central. The collision is under investigation, but Tepich said the train has the right of way, especially when the light is red. "Our policy is to come to a complete stop at all red lights and stop signs before entering an intersection," Terrazas said. The train, which was traveling in an area with a speed limit of 35 mph, was carrying about 250 rush-hour commuters, he said. City Fire Department personnel said they assessed about 25 passengers for mostly minor injuries at the scene. The injured firefighter was working as the apparatus operator, steering the long truck from the rear. After the crash, he complained of back and neck pain, Terrazas said. The tracks were closed in both directions for more than three hours while officials investigated the crash and removed debris. The firetruck was towed, and the train, with a crushed front windshield, was pushed back onto the tracks. Dozens of commuters walked down Central Avenue in the dark between the San Pedro and Washington stations, where transit service began and ended. Additional buses were added to bridge the service interruption, Sotero said. Under MTA policy, the driver was required to be tested for possible drug and alcohol use. |
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Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Sat Dec 23 17:24:06 2006, in response to LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 17:21:45 2006. The six-car trainA six-car Blue Line train??? Perhaps they meant three articulated LRVs... |
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Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 21:55:46 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals, posted by The Port of Authority on Sat Dec 23 17:24:06 2006. had to be a 3 pack 3 (a-b) units ...however that is wrong too !!but i it was two because it was a 2 pac WILLOW train car #110...! train which treminates there and does not go to downtown long beach the the transit mall station , only the three pac LONG BEACH train does that !! |
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Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS |
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Posted by Easy on Sat Dec 23 22:08:53 2006, in response to LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Dec 22 20:39:30 2006. I was wondering how the MTA handled those situations. The Long Beach loop was closed due to the police shooting. No access to downtown LA because of the accident with the fire truck. How did people make it home? Did they even try to run buses around the closures? |
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Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 23:11:27 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS, posted by Easy on Sat Dec 23 22:08:53 2006. that remained a big mysteryimage all the folks stranded !! |
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Re: More LACMTA problems |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Dec 24 13:49:42 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 23:11:27 2006. Overreaction?Mercury Spill Shuts Down Pershing Square Station (AP) LOS ANGELES A Metro downtown train station will be closed until Sunday because of a mercury spill, authorities said. The spill at the Metro Red Line Pershing Square Station was reported by a passenger shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday. Sheriff's Deputy Amore Smith of the Office of Homeland Security Transit Services Bureau said the station was closed shortly after the substance was confirmed to be mercury. "We shut the system down basically but the trains kept passing by," he said. He said the Metropolitan Transit Authority called a hazardous materials crew they contract with to clean up the spill. Smith said they were still investigating where the substance came from. No injuries were reported. |
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Re: More LACMTA problems |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Dec 24 18:14:04 2006, in response to Re: More LACMTA problems, posted by Easy on Sun Dec 24 13:49:42 2006. i was there early this week !!damnn !! persing square is where ''angels flight'' still is - minus the two railcars that is |
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Re: More LACMTA problems |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Dec 24 21:56:25 2006, in response to Re: More LACMTA problems, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sun Dec 24 18:14:04 2006. Did you accidentally drop and break a thermometer when you were there?(j/k) I hear that they shut down train stations for such lame reasons.I see where some people are calling for the MTA to take over Angel's Flight. I can't see why they'd want the unnecessary liability. Oh...did you see that fancy public toilet that they installed right next to the subway entrance? It's supposed to keep homeless from making it their home because the door automatically opens every 10 minutes. After every use the bowl retracts and is pressure cleaned! 
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Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sat Dec 30 12:48:11 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 23 21:55:46 2006. Well, since it was the evening, maybe it was a 3-pack that normally would go all the way to Transit Mall, but was short turning at Willow and would then pull in to Division 11. Still, no excuse for the brain-dead reporter to call it 6 cars. |
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Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sat Dec 30 12:51:22 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA BLUE LINE SHUT DOWN 2 LOCATIONS, posted by Easy on Sat Dec 23 22:08:53 2006. Well, they could still run service on the "mainline" from Washington to Willow. Actually, since the Long Beach problem was at 5th St, they could run all the way to Anaheim St station, then relay south of the station (which was the regular service pattern before the Long Beach loop opened in September, 1990. Hopefully, they had a bus bridge from Washington to 7th/Metro (they probably just gave out block tickets or transfers at Anaheim (or Willow) to either the MTA 60 or Long Beach Transit) |
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Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals |
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Posted by Easy on Sat Dec 30 13:10:51 2006, in response to Re: LACMTA Blue Line train hits firetruck 11 taken to hospitals, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Sat Dec 30 12:48:11 2006. Yeah it could have been 3-cars. I was on a 3-car Willow train yesterday. |
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Re: More LACMTA problems |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Dec 30 16:37:30 2006, in response to Re: More LACMTA problems, posted by Easy on Sun Dec 24 21:56:25 2006. i did shoot on video the m j & lRFW video no i did not see that toilet !! lamo |
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