Safety Highlights As Caltrain prepares to embark on the San Mateo Bridges Replacement Project, perspective contractors received an orientation of the project in advance of the bidding process. In addition to being under escort and wearing the required personal protective gear, all personnel were provided railroad worker safety awareness training, along with an on-site safety briefing prior to being permitted onto the right of way. Following such protocols helps ensure events go as planned and underscores how safety will be a paramount expectation of Caltrain throughout the course of the project. Education Rail Safety Presentations City Attendees Rail safety station outreach Burlingame, San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park and Palo Alto Caltrain Stations 500 www.caltrain.com/safetyandsecurity 1
Event Enforcement APR 2014 YTD 2014 APR 2013 Felony and Misdemeanor Arrests (all) 24 57 18 41 YTD 2013 Parking Citations 231 1092 453 1610 Traffic Citations 39 116 24 73 All Other Infraction Citations (including trespassing) 65 222 48 177 Ejections/Contacts: Train, Station, Right of Way 118 269 39 102 Proof-of-Payment Citations 156 555 150 700 Crisis Interventions w/ Emergency Commitments 6 14 0 5 Total Calls For Police Service 808 3149 840 2599 Significant Events Apr. 1 Apr. 30: During this period Transit Police continued several enforcement measures in association with Caltrain s special baseball service: Extra security details were assigned to the 4 th and King Station in San Francisco. One arrest was made for public intoxication and four minors were cited for possession of alcohol. Apr. 1 Apr. 30: Transit Police responded to seven reports of intoxicated persons at various Caltrain stations. In each instance, the person was arrested and booked into county jail. Apr. 1 Apr. 30: Transit Police responded to three reports of persons trespassing on the Caltrain right of way. In each instance, the person was cited and released. Apr. 1 Apr. 30: Transit Police received eight reports of bicycle thefts from various Caltrain stations. The largest number of thefts (four) occurred at the Palo Alto Caltrain Station. Apr. 1 Apr. 30: Transit Police conducting patrols of Caltrain stations arrested eight persons on outstanding misdemeanor and felony warrants. In each instance, the person was booked into county jail. Apr. 3: Transit Police responded to the Tamien Caltrain Station in San Jose on a report of an adult male experiencing hallucinations that were instructing him to commit suicide. The subject was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. www.caltrain.com/safetyandsecurity 2
Apr. 11: Transit Police responded to the Tamien Caltrain Station on a report of vandalism. A substantial quantity of copper wire was stolen from a storage vault. Total estimated damage and loss was $15,000. Apr. 12: Transit Police responded to the Mountain View Caltrain Station on a report of an adult female who called 911 from a pay phone at the station and threatened to kill herself. The person was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. Apr. 20: Transit Police responded to the San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station on a report of an adult male who had called 911 to report he was feeling depressed and suicidal. The subject was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. Apr. 22: Transit Police responded to the right of way in San Mateo on a report of a suicidal adult male. The subject was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. Apr. 25: Transit Police responded to the right of way in Mountain View on a report of an adult male on the tracks, apparently intent on committing suicide. The subject was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. Apr. 27: Transit Police responded to the San Antonio Caltrain Station in Mountain View on a report of an adult male who appeared to be intoxicated and suicidal. The subject was located, taken into protective custody, and transported to emergency psychiatric care. Engineering TASI Maintenance of Way Activities Communications & Signal Constructed a new berm for employees to safely access the signal at CP Mack (north of Tamien) Tamping the Walkway Rock The finished product at CP Mack www.caltrain.com/safetyandsecurity 3
Installed the first Tri-Color LED Signal at Hendy (Sunnyvale) Set-out Track Maintenance of Way Placed 200 tons of ballast on the main line tracks Surfaced 15,780 lineal feet of main line track along the corridor Replaced 227 main line cross wood ties (68 percent of the annual goal) Completed five Thermite Welds (122 percent of annual goal) Continued right of way cleanup, tree trimming, fencing repairs and graffiti removal at multiple locations including the west wall near Belmont Station, and responded to TransitSafe complaints www.caltrain.com/safetyandsecurity 4
Stations & Facilities Repainted passenger benches and monument signs at several stations including Redwood City www.caltrain.com/safetyandsecurity 5