Crossing 755011Y

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA — Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain

Location

CityPALO ALTO
StateCALIFORNIA
StreetCHARLESTON R0aD
Coordinates37.41462, -122.11864

Railroad

RailroadPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain
Number of Tracks
Trains per Day
Max Train Speed79 mph

Warning Devices

Warning Device—
GatesNo

Highway

Highway Speed
PavedNo

Safety Record

Total Accidents22
Total Fatalities9
Total Injuries1

Location Map

Accident History

All recorded accidents at crossing 755011Y in PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.

YearKilledInjuredVehicle TypeTrain SpeedTimeNarrative
2024 0 0 Auto 27 mph 3:09 PM ON JANUARY 23RD AT 1509 CALTRAIN 513 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND AND STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE ON MA IN TRACK #1 AT C...
2021 0 0 Auto 65 mph 8:04 PM AS TRAIN 515 WAS APPROACHING CHARLESTON RD, THE ENGINEER NOTICED A CAR WAS STOPPED ON THE CHARLESTON RD CROSSING. THE...
2021 1 0 School bus 48 mph 12:19 PM CALTRAIN 117 DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO WITH ITS NEXT STATION STOP OF CALIFORNIA AVE. AS TRAIN 117 WAS APP ROACHING CHARLES...
2019 0 0 Auto 62 mph 8:42 PM AS THE TRAIN PASSED THROUGH EAST MEADOWS CROSSING, THE ENGINEER NOTICED SOMETHING BETWEEN THE MAIN T RACKS. AS THE TR...
2018 0 0 Auto 50 mph 10:52 PM CALTRAIN 440 WAS OPERATING SOUTHBOUND ON MT-2 FROM THE CALIFORNIA AVENUE STATION TO THE SAN ANTONIO AVENUE STATION WH...
2018 0 0 Auto 75 mph 7:22 PM CALTRAIN 386 WAS EXPRESSING FROM PALO ALTO TO SUNNYVALE. AFTER CLEARING THE EAST MEADOW DR CROSSING AT 75 MPH, THE EN...
2017 0 0 Auto 40 mph 8:45 PM CALTRAIN 190 WAS OPERATING SOUTHBOUND JUST DEPARTING THE CALIFORNIA AVE. STATION. THE ENGINEER NOTI CED A CAR ON THE...
2016 1 0 Pick-up truck 77 mph 5:57 PM CALTRAIN 277 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND EXPRESSING FROM MOUNTAIN VIEW STATION TO PALO ALTO AND WAS TRA VELING TRACK SPE...
2015 1 0 School bus 57 mph 12:45 PM TRAIN 802 OPERATING SOUTHBOUND ON MAIN TRACK 2 STRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED A TRESPASSER AT CHARLESTON RD.
2014 1 0 School bus 70 mph 5:38 PM TRAIN 264 WAS OPERATING SOUTHBOUND ON MT 2 WHEN A TRESPASSER FOULED THE TRACKS AT CHARLESTON RD. THE TRESPASSER RAN T...
2013 1 0 School bus 79 mph 6:37 AM THE HIGHWAY USERS AGE IS UNKNOWN.
2013 0 0 Auto 55 mph 1:03 AM CALTRAIN 198 STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE AT CHARLESTON RD IN PALO ALTO CA, THEIR WAS NO INJURIES TO ANY PASSENGERS O...
2012 1 0 School bus 50 mph 5:28 AM A MALE TRESPASSER WAS STANDING ON THE CROSSING WHEN HE WAS TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED. THE AGE OF THE HIGHWAY USER IS ...
2011 1 0 Auto 74 mph 5:00 PM CALTRAIN 369 OPERATING WITH LOCOMOTIVE E/924 AND 5 CARS STRUCK AN AUTOMOBILE AT MP33.4, CHARLSTON RD CROSSING.
2006 0 0 Auto 76 mph 4:20 PM CALTRAIN NO.#263 OPERATING WITH CAB CAR 4014 IN THE LEAD, 4 CARS AND LOCOMOTIVE 906 IN THE REAR, STR UCK AN AUTOMOBIL...
2005 0 0 Auto 76 mph 7:02 AM CALTRAIN NO.#325 OPERATING WITH CAB CAR 112 IN THE LEAD, 4 CARS, AND LOCOMOTIVE 926 IN PUSH MODE, ST RUCK AN AUTOMOBI...
2004 0 1 Auto 40 mph 5:31 PM CALTRAIN NO.#81 OPERATING WITH CAB CAR NO.#4021 IN THE LEAD, 4 CARS, AND LOCOMOTIVE NO.#921 TRAILING , STRUCK AN AUTO...
2001 0 0 Auto 25 mph 7:02 PM TRAIN 84 STRUCK A VEHICLE AT PALO ALTO, CA.
1988 0 0 Auto 66 mph 8:36 AM
1985 1 0 Farm vehicle 70 mph 7:40 AM

About This Railroad Crossing

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