Another trespasser incident on Amtrak

[mahatmakanejeeves]

UPDATE: As of 4:14am ET, Silver Meteor Train 97 which departed New York (NYP) on 4/30 is stopped north of Florence (FLO) due to a trespasser incident.

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UPDATE: As of 5:35 am ET, Silver Meteor Train 97, which departed New York (NYP) on 4/30, remains stopped north of Florence (FLO) due to a trespasser incident.

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[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. No. Someone was on the tracks and got hit by a train.

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[LoveTheDU]

4. Trespasser

A trespasser is anyone on railroad property whose presence if prohibited, forbidden or unlawful. An individual on a highway-rail grade crossing is not a trespasser unless the crossing is equipped with gates - or other similar barriers - that were closed when they went on the crossing, or unless they tried to pass over, under or between cars or locomotives occupying the crossing.

A "trespasser incident" is generally defined as when a train hits a person or vehicle that should not have been on the tracks.