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Loud, Late-Night Pounding Echoes Across Large Area
A loud banging sound – which police said was a pile-driver operated by Union Pacific Railroad – could be heard for many blocks in El Cerrito, Richmond and Albany last night, Tuesday, between 11:30 and midnight.
A loud, regular pounding sound, which police attributed to a Union Pacific Railroad pile-driver, could be heard for many blocks in El Cerrito, Richmond and Albany late Tuesday night.
The banging continued for the better part of half an hour between 11:30 and midnight.
A dispatcher for the Richmond police department, which handles calls for El Cerrito police after-hours, said the noise was caused by Union Pacific Railroad work in the Richmond Annex and that it was scheduled to continue until March.
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The dispatcher, who declined to give her name, said police lacked authority to intervene because the work was being funded by a federal grant.
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