Two Men Killed By Trains In Separate Oakland Incidents In Less Than 24 Hours

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/19/two-men-killed-by-trains-in-separate-oakland-incidents-in-less-than-24-hours/In a tragic coincidence, two men were killed in train collisions in unrelated incidents Tuesday and Wednesday, and one was a homeless man in East Oakland. A pair of unfortunate incidents involving trains happened in Oakland over the span of 17 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday. In the first incident, a man identified as a frequently seen transient in the area was seen standing next to the railroad tracks in the area of 37th Avenue and East 9th Street when he was struck and killed by an Amtrak train at around 9:40 am Tuesday. As the Chronicle reports, city workers had been in the area clearing a homeless encampment, but the man who died was not