Light rail and vehicle involved in collision near stadium, Minneapolis MN
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, a light rail train was involved in a collision with a vehicle near Stadium Village Station in Minneapolis, causing the train to become disabled. Police and transit staff coordinated efforts to move the train back into the station to clear the tracks. One of the train's doors was inoperable, and the train was taken out of service while alternate service plans were set in motion.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Transportation Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
01:36
Transcript:
00:00
Police is asking if we can take this train and pull it back into the station so they can clear for traffic.
00:04
I'm going to protect this door and (name withheld)'s going to do the door interlock bypass.
00:08
All right, yeah, if you got to use the door interlocked bypass then we'll have to clear it off there when you get there into Stadium Village Station.
00:18
Copy. The next eastbound train is leaving Eastbank.
00:24
Copy. I'm on the accident train.
00:27
I'm protecting the door.
00:28
We're going to pull back into the station at Stadium Village.
00:30
Copy. Why are they doing that? We can't have the train go west.
00:36
You can have traffic on the other track in either direction.
00:41
Just know that I'm not there at the moment because I'm going to be on this train.
00:44
Copy.
00:45
Do you think we should get that thing out of service and pull it back in, or what do you advise?
00:51
This door is inoperable.
00:53
We cannot get it closed.
00:54
I think we're going to have to take it out of service with the door interlocked bypass.
00:57
All right, let's offload the train and then have him call me back.
01:00
We'll send him back.
01:01
He's out of service.
01:03
Okay, can we pull him into Stadium Village and clear the train there.
01:07
Yeah, we'll pull it into the station and clear it there.
01:10
(name withheld), do you still have the Bergs Road with you? Yeah, we just got on 94.
01:15
I'll be to Huron in a little bit.
01:17
Yeah, so post accident then with the disabled train.
01:20
Yep, that is correct.
01:22
All right, well, do you want him to take it out of service up to Blue or back down to Green?
01:27
(name withheld) to Blue Line report of a vehicle on track near 75th Street.
01:31
On my way from near 50th.
01:33
And nine years stopped there, correct?
01:35
That's right.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Stadium Village Station, 2301 University Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414
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