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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Person hit, killed by Amtrak train on Berkeley tracks

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The collision occurred at roughly 6:06 p.m. Sunday, according to Amtrak spokesperson Beth Toll.

A person on Berkeley train tracks was hit and killed by an Amtrak train going to Bakersfield on Sunday.
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Portfolio

Friday, February 21, 2020

Where the trains run: A personal essay

There is a divinely subtle intimacy about public transportation. In the conversations I strain my ears to pick apart.
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Crime & Courts

Monday, September 16, 2019

2 men hit, killed by Amtrak train in West Berkeley

Two men were hit by an Amtrak train and killed on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Fourth Street and Bancroft Way on Thursday night.
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Crime & Courts

Saturday, September 14, 2019

2 men hit, killed on Union Pacific railroad tracks in West Berkeley

Two men were hit by a train and killed on the Union Pacific railroad tracks near Fourth Street and Bancroft Way on Thursday night, as was reported by the Mercury News.
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Obituary

Monday, April 9, 2018

‘A mother, a daughter, a friend, a lover’: Berkeley resident Brianna Combash dies at 31

Brianna Combash, a Berkeley resident who was struck by an Amtrak train March 27 while riding her bicycle, died at the age of 31.
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Crime & Courts

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Pedestrian killed in Amtrak train collision on Addison Street

An Amtrak train collided with and killed a pedestrian at Addison Street and the railroad tracks Saturday afternoon.
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City

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Amtrak train hits male trespasser in Berkeley on Tuesday

Amtrak Capitol Corridor train No. 526 was traveling from the Oakland Coliseum to Sacramento, California, when it hit the passenger near the Gilman Street crossing in West Berkeley, according to Amtrak spokesperson Vernae Graham.
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City

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Design Review Committee approves 2 city developments Thursday

The Design Review Committee approved two developments in Berkeley — including a 16-story high-rise hotel on Shattuck Avenue — and sent two other projects back to the applicants for redesigns.
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City

Monday, February 8, 2016

Amtrak train fatally strikes man at Bancroft Way in Berkeley

An Amtrak train passing through Berkeley fatally hit an individual Monday about 11:50 a.m., according to Amtrak spokesperson Vernae Graham.
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City

Monday, March 17, 2014

Man struck and killed by train near northwest Berkeley on Monday morning

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train early Monday morning in Berkeley, according to city fire officials.
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