Assault on Capitol Corridor (Amtrak) train engineer
Last Monday evening around 10:15pm, a Capitol Corridor engineer was assaulted by a group of trespassers in West Sacramento, CA. The Sacramento-bound train was halted shortly before the I-Street bridge because debris had been placed on the track. Apparently, the conductor then left the train to investigate. When the engineer saw that the conductor was being threatened by a group of juveniles, he also descended from the train in order to assist the conductor. Subsequently, the engineer was assaulted and severely beaten. He had to be hospitalized after the assault. Apparently, no passengers were harmed in the incident.
This is very disturbing - don’t these people have better things to do? Do they seriously think it’s fun to just stop a train and then beat up the engineer?
[via sfgate.com]
Posted in: Amtrak, Capitol Corridor | April 20, 2007 10:35 pm
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