Overview
- Train 1858 on the Inland Empire–Orange County Line experienced a mechanical failure and stopped between Anaheim Canyon and Corona in Anaheim Hills on Saturday afternoon, leaving about 500 people on board.
- Anaheim Fire Department and police crews evacuated dozens of riders and evaluated passengers, with several treated for heat exhaustion or difficulty breathing and no hospitalizations reported.
- Metrolink dispatched a rescue train and another train arrived about two hours later to pick up many stranded passengers, while others left the scene on their own.
- The replacement service terminated in downtown Riverside and Metrolink provided bus rides and redeemable Uber vouchers to help passengers reach their final destinations.
- Officials have opened an investigation into the cause, with scrutiny likely to focus on the locomotive power loss that cut electrical service to the cars and on response timing given high summer travel volumes.