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Pedestrian Hit By Train in Palo Alto

Single tracking trains is underway in Palo Alto. New: trains at a standstill in San Mateo.

Update: Caltrain will be operating normally for the afternoon commute. At one point this morning, trains were running 60-90 minutes behind schedule.

Update: SB218 train stopped at San Mateo and evacuated. The smokestack was on fire.

Update: Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn says the victim is an adult male. The exact age and identity of the victim has not been reported. The accident happened at Charleston Road.

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This is the fifth fatality on Caltrain's tracks this year. 

Update: Caltrain is now single-tracking past the fatality. All trains are now local.

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Update: A busbridge is in place. Both VTA and SamTrans will honor monthly Caltrain passes.

Buses typically have a limit of two bikes per bus.

Original story:

The Caltrain 211 train hit a pedestrian in Palo Alto this morning, halting all northbound traffic.

Caltrain is working on single-tracking and hope to restart service in about 10 minutes.

 

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