Push cart obstructs track at North Berkeley station, Berkeley CA
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, a push cart was obstructing the train track near North Berkeley Station, causing train movement to temporarily stop while staff retrieved the item.
Audio|Heard on: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - Rail Operations
Listen to dispatch call
06:28
Transcript:
00:00
So a patient is reporting a push cart in the trackway is visible.
00:04
It is about...
00:05
8 inches away from the track itself.
00:10
Kathy, do you have someone moving your doors to do a courtesy door cycle last stop?
00:15
Is this the one or the two track at North Berkeley?
00:18
Happy day.
00:20
This is going to be the Richmond bound trackway.
00:24
No, the question was, did you do a courtesy door cycle or...?
00:30
Okay,
00:31
and are you able to remove it with power on?
00:34
I can, but let me get in position for the workhorse.
00:38
No,
00:40
I just departed the yard.
00:41
This is the eight-car train.
00:43
We're swapping for the six.
00:46
Okay, 10-4[1].
00:47
And how big is this item?
00:50
Ten-four. Yeah, let me know.
00:53
If it clears at Beressa.
00:55
Copy that.
00:57
It's about four feet long, maybe, and about 12 inches high.
01:03
Be advised where I have one Richmond train pass through with the item in the trackway.
01:08
Okay, so we did already have a train go automatic over it?
01:13
Correct.
01:16
221 at Berkeley, one central.
01:20
Trying, two to one.
01:22
Two, two, one, hold, R25V, alpha, report, holding, stop, and down revert.
01:27
Okay, two, two, two, two, one, hold the R25G alpha, report, and holding stop, and down.
01:35
Power Sport, O.O.159, when I can cancel my W39 portal roof work orders.
01:42
It's the word of Rebecca is correct 14.09.
01:44
And I break station agent at North Berkeley, what's your last name for the worker?
01:50
111 again. I know what it was.
01:52
I cycled my doors in the yard to make sure they were operational, and then as I departed, this fault came up.
02:02
1-159, G-A-L-9.
02:06
Grace, G-R-A-C-E.
02:09
Gotty. This is Huffler.
02:11
14-9, thank you.
02:15
Let me know when you're in position and ready.
02:18
I'm going to bring one train through that track.
02:22
Probably that.
02:23
I just wanted to make sure, because the train was off down before I got off.
02:27
Copy.
02:29
Copy. Copy.
02:31
447 or 1412 Street once,
02:34
on hold,
02:36
Berkeley Station, Berkeley Station.
02:38
Train, 447 hold Berkeley Station.
02:41
447, we're back here's correct time at 1410.
02:44
Break, 4445 Elm Streetville, North Day 1, Central.
02:48
Why?
02:49
Did you see item in the trackway at North Berkeley? Negative.
02:54
104.
02:55
Central 501-221, ready for this year.
02:59
104. Let me get your round out.
03:02
443 at Richmond 2.
03:06
443. 443 hold Alcerito down North Area Bats.
03:10
443 hold El Cerrito del Norte.
03:13
443 Rebuckusker at 1411.
03:15
41411.
03:20
That's the 221 profile and down the portion of the clock.
03:24
Do you want to do you want to be making sure to start here?
03:26
Uh, A-Firm.
03:27
Let me know when you're holding the stop button down.
03:30
Dr. 2-2-2-2-1 holding stop button now.
03:36
I copy. Let me stop button down.
03:39
I copy. Give me one second.
03:40
221 a road manual on the R1 Trach to North Berkeley Station.
03:44
Restriction, foresee, with caution.
03:46
Do you not include 10 miles an hour on the platform review back?
03:55
Okay, 221 in the road manual on the R1 Trance from North Berkeley Station with restriction.
04:00
Procedurentzsche do not exceed 10 miles an hour of the process.
04:04
That was 10 miles and now on the platform, rebeck.
04:08
Thank you, Mousen, I was now.
04:14
To 21, your Rebecca is correct to your release from your hold, central in case in the road ahead, R25 Alford of Bravo,
04:21
ETO after your door cycle at North Berkeley, 1413.
04:26
And 221, take a look at this item.
04:28
We have a report of something in the trackway.
04:32
Let me know if you can go over to Road Manual if you need Road Manual out of the station as well.
04:38
1413.
04:40
All right.
04:41
What item am I looking for?
04:44
It is a push cart.
04:46
Okay.
04:48
And 2-2-1, if you can't go over, just stop short, let me know.
04:51
The agent's getting ready to get work orders to retrieve it.
04:56
Okay.
05:01
4-4-3-1-money move you, a 4-4-3 hold Elserie plaza rebate.
05:07
4-4-4-3-hold Elserino plazas.
05:12
243, we're back correct.
05:13
Release from our hold down north day at time 1450.
05:19
This is a message from VARTA operations.
05:22
There are a personal waistline at five locations.
05:25
C-75 interlocking paved road and training facility.
05:29
R1-Chack North Berkeley Station.
05:32
DeVLU-45 interlocking.
05:34
Double-45 interlocking.
05:37
And any physical barrier at C-1-Chack C-35 interlocking to Walnut Creek Station.
05:43
We want to see the cell.
05:46
Copy Matt, not doing what you have a good one.
05:48
Copy.
05:51
Central County, your 465,000, please.
05:56
Call the yard for a priority.
06:02
And 221, how are we looking?
06:09
We're good, just off my doors.
06:12
Train's okay for ATL movement over.
06:14
Thank you, 221.
06:16
You released Automatic 1417.
06:18
Okay, thank you.
06:21
And 221, is it in between the running rails or is it off to the side, like, closer to the end of the lip? That's correct, it's off to the slide close under the lip.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
North Berkeley, 1750 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA 94702
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