| Friday the 30th felt more like Friday the 13th for the passengers on Metrolink train #604 (Los Angeles to Oceanside). The train arrived in Fullerton right on schedule, but an emergency with a passenger in the rear car (cab car 659) necessitated a visit from the paramedics. The train departed, finally, 25 minutes late ... Only to strike a suicidal woman just about two miles later. And that, of course, led to major disruptions for both Metrolink and Amtrak service on a busy Friday evening, with many trains detouring over the nearby Olive Subdivision (which adds a lot of time to the trip). Train #688 (Los Angeles to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo) was stopped just behind train #604, and also got stuck behind it again following the fatal accident. |