Amtrak Reports Near Miss of Pedestrian

I don't think homeless near train stations and tracks is a new thing. They used to be called hobos. Watch the old movie "Emperor of the North".

Shsssh. How is the problem of the homeless camps and trash the fault of Union Pacific?

There are hundreds of people living in the camps along the tracks. There are tons of garbage/debris in the active camps and where the camps have been abandoned. Why is this allowed? The city of SB and city of Goleta and the County that oversees Montecito and Noleta need to sue Union Pacific to clean up the mess. As long as those camps are allowed, there will be fatalities/suicides in this area. There will be panhandling at the on/off ramps. There will be medical emergencies, ODing, disease due to human feces, etc. Our area is spending millions on those allowed to live in these encampments.

On the train. They announced that they think it was a "near miss." Great news!

On the train now. They aren't telling us anything yet. Hopefully no one is hurt.

Amtrak has stopped on the tracks with personnel walking all around. Very sad if the report is true.