PORT COSTA, Calif. — No injuries were reported after an Amtrak Capitol Corridor train struck a downed tree and derailed this afternoon, disrupting traffic on the San Jose-Auburn, Calif., route.
The derailment was reported 3:25 p.m. PDT about a half-mile east of Port Costa, according to the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department. Fifty-five people were on board; the fire department reported on Twitter it cleared the scene in about an hour.
The Capitol Corridor Twitter feed reports some trains are currently originating and terminating in Martinez, about a mile east of the derailment scene, with Bay Area Rapid Transit providing assistance for passengers between Martinez, San Francisco, and San Jose. At least one other train has terminated in Richmond.
KRON Radio reports that Amtrak said in a statement that the train involved was No. 534, a 2:12 p.m. departure from Oakland to Sacramento, and that the train “remained upright with all systems operating.”
Passenger Matthew Patton, who was on the derailed train, sent Trains News Wire a link a short video showing the derailed cab car, taken as passengers passed the derailment site after being transferred to another train. It is available here.
— Updated March 22 at 7:15 a.m. with information on train involved; updated at 8:30 a.m. with link to video.
