“The next thing we knew, we started seeing water coming into the bottom of the train”.
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Some people who were trapped broke windows to escape while crew from several different emergency services worked to free the remaining passengers.
“It was dark, wet, it was raining”.
Union Pacific Francisco J. Castillo says a mudslide most likely caused the derailment 45 miles east of San Francisco that sent the train’s leading vehicle plunging into a swollen creek.
The Latest on a commuter train derailment in California.
The Alameda County Fire Department said all 214 passengers had been taken off the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train, which derailed around 7:30 p.m. The uninjured passengers are being transported to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton where they can be picked up.
“This is an absolute miracle that no one was killed, no passengers or first responders”, Kelly added.
Roads in the area were closed as buses carried train passengers to their destination.
14 have been injured altogether, according to Alameda County Fire Department; four are in serious/non-life threatening condition, 10 had minor injuries.
Passenger Tanner McKenzie was in the second auto, which derailed and then slid for what seemed a long time through the mud, he said.
Ace 10 has been derailed in Niles Canyon.
About nine people were reported to have been aboard the train that went into the water.
“Once we get some daylight, we’ll be able to really see what’s going on and walk the tracks”, Kelly said.
All ACE trains traveling from Silicon Valley to the Central Valley were canceled on Tuesday.
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ACE offers service from Stockton to San Jose.
