It is also one of the most secure locations on the planet. It is a United States military base (a detachment from Edwards Air Force Base in CA) where no one knows whatâs occurring, except those that work there and the President.
The standard time at a crossing is 10 min., but after the 10 min. has exspired the train can move one car link forward or backwards and regain another 10 min.
And on Tuesday, a pedestrian was hit by another train on the Peninsula. The fatal train accident happened at the Ravenswood crossing in Menlo Park. Caltrain crews were able to fix the crossing gate around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, just in time for the evening commute.