Train crew declared emergency at milepost ~24 near a bridge by Centralia after possible trespasser struck or nearly struck on tracks; conductor walked back to confirm no injury and later reported individual was unhurt and only taking photos., Centralia WA
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Suspicious ActivityTrain crew declared emergency at milepost ~24 near a bridge by Centralia after possible trespasser struck or nearly struck on tracks; conductor walked back to confirm no injury and later reported individual was unhurt and only taking photos.
Audio|Heard on: BNSF/UP Seattle Sub - North End
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
Emergency,
00:01
emergency, emergency,
00:02
MCK-196 is an emergency.
00:04
I don't think we hit him over.
00:08
Alright, I'll do.
00:10
Uh,
00:14
24.1X, over.
00:16
Wasn't that the bridge?
00:18
Yeah, it's at the bridge.
00:19
He was on the bridge.
00:20
I think he got into the clear, but I'm not sure.
00:23
Over. Alright, grab it out.
00:31
That track 504, uh,
00:33
I'm trying to north over.
00:37
If you didn't sound grumpy, they might talk to you.
01:04
And said before it, Justin, it was an older guy in a red slantle.
01:08
I don't know if you're able to see behind us, over?
01:15
Is he just describing you?
01:17
It was on the bridge or good support?
01:20
He was on the bridge, it was in the middle over?
01:23
That's that old man, Reds, Flano on the street.
01:30
Hey, um,
01:31
can you hear me on the radio, cap?
01:38
Yes, that's S-Gillian North Dispatcher to come, right, over?
01:42
Contract 504, Sondylia North, over.
01:46
Yeah, 504, over?
01:48
Yeah, we were an emergency at Milepost 24.0X.
01:53
Trespasser on the tracks, and the conductor's walking back to see if he's okay right now, over?
01:58
You have a confirmed strike, over?
02:01
Negative, over.
02:05
Okay,
02:07
we have possible near miss,
02:10
maybe grazed.
02:11
Is that sound correct to you over?
02:14
Possibly, like I said, my conductor is welcome back to go see.
02:17
Hard to tell if he got out of the way or not, over?
02:23
Okay, understood.
02:24
I'll make some notifications over.
02:27
All right, thank you out.
02:31
Tag VBT since running on.
02:38
You know he doesn't want to put us out there if there might be that.
02:46
You know he doesn't want to put us out there if there might be that.
02:59
Hey, on track 504, Centralia North, over.
03:03
Okay,
03:07
John, it's going to be a moment, I think, to this partner is making some calls on his end, over.
03:11
517 clear from off the cell channel.
03:14
Raj, everybody seem okay down there, over?
03:22
U.S.S. S, Centralia North dispatcher, Auburn, ready, over?
03:26
Yeah, I tracked by before.
03:28
The contractor was wondering if we have protection on Main 2.
03:32
Over?
03:35
I mean, the only thing I could do is give you tracking time on Main 2.
03:38
I'm not sure what limits you would be requesting.
03:44
Okay,
03:50
no injuries reported by this individual, and they were not struck by the train.
03:53
Is that correct, over?
03:56
I took a photo on the bridge and admitted to it.
04:05
Okay,
04:07
yeah, I'll let the ROC know.
04:09
I'm not sure if they're going to want that info or not, over.
04:13
Okay, it sounds good, yeah,
04:15
I do have a photo of it.
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