Car trapped on tracks after freight train collision in Pierce County, Sumner WA
Concern grows as a car remains stuck on railroad tracks after a BNSF freight train collided near Zinder Street in Pierce County; fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: BNSF/UP Seattle Sub - North End
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Transcript:
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Emergency, Emergency, Emergency, Emergency, BNSF 1453 North,
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Milepost,
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28.3X.
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Emergency, Emergency, Emergency,
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BNSF 1453 North, milepost 28.3X.
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Cole,
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Train, you copy over? Yeah, copy Train and Emergency 28.3X ahead of us.
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BNSF 1453 Centralia North Dispatcher, we just had a collision with a car here at mile post 28.3X, over.
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All right Co-Train, we gonna be able to get us stopped over?
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We're trying.
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We're at 29.2X right now.
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All right,
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28.3X, a car on the track, anybody heard over?
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Nobody so far.
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Foreman's going out to check on them right now.
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All right, was this at a crossing over?
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Yes, sir.
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Was this at Zinder Street over?
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Spragile, we'll be able to stop.
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Oh,
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train, we'll be able to stop.
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Okay, thank you much.
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Yeah, is it right the crossing in the industry?
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Yeah, I see your car.
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...Saf 7436, Troy North Dispatch, over.
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You'll see a plug to the main truck.
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I'm on clear with 902-08.
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BNSS and train North Spatcher, 253, I just want to double check that was, Zinder Street, 28.484X, is the crossing that you hit the map, correct on?
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That is correct. They were right north of that crossing.
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All right,
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occupancy situation we found out yet, over?
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Yes, sir.
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We have multiple witnesses.
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She doesn't seem injured.
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She's just choking up pretty bad.
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The car is still stuck on the track,
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so,
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but nobody's hurt, thankfully.
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Nobody is hurt, okay, thank you much, all.
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S.F 7436, Ontario North dispatch, over.
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Pierce County, WA
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