Person in wheelchair near train tracks delays service

Heard on: Hennepin County MN Regional Transportation

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Transfer, was it for a car, person, and I'm assuming master controller?

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I used a master controller for a wheelchair person.

00:09

Was in the right-of-way.

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I'm still holding the train.

00:13

I don't know where he's going.

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Over. All right, copy that.

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No contact, no PIUs, and are you okay, over?

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No. Okay, I use, but can you check that camera as well as that person for me? Yeah, give me a 2nd .

00:28

Working on RCC to 39.

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39.

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If you're not sure where he went, permission out of your cab, take your vest and your radio, make sure your culverts are clear, over.

00:38

Copy. And 39, it looks like he's sitting in the island, over.

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Come to RCC, come as clear, Fairview, over.

00:45

Copy, clear, Fairview.

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39, copy. Yes, sir.

00:50

He's clear.

00:51

Copy, go ahead and proceed.

00:54

Copy, he's clear.

2026-11-15 00:19 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Ford Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55116

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, a train operator reported a person in a wheelchair in the right-of-way near the eastbound transfer area by Fairview, causing the train to hold. Staff checked cameras and the area, and the person was later seen sitting on an island and appeared to be clear, allowing train traffic to proceed.