EPD asks for safety
on tracks
The Eugene Police Department and Union Pacific want Duck fans to avoid becoming Duck soup.
That’s why they’re asking fans crossing the train tracks on the south side of the Willamette River to be safe about it. Many fans have been crossing the tracks in illegal, unsafe areas in an attempt to cut time off the trip to Autzen.
“We’re asking fans to treat the train tracks like a freeway,” EPD officer Pete Aguilar said. “Cross where it’s legal.”
Aguilar said the most dangerous and most popular spot to cross is behind the building at 933 Franklin. He said that the crossing is near a blind curve in the track, and especially dangerous when a freight train rumbles through.
Aguilar said he and other EPD officers stopped fans during the first two games and asked them to cease crossing the tracks illegally. He said the officers averaged about 120 stop-and-talks per game. He said Union Pacific officials, concerned about the illegal crossings, will aid the EPD officers during the Idaho game.
Idaho tickets
still available
About 1,800 reserved-seat tickets were still available for this Saturday’s game against Idaho as of Wednesday. Reserved seats cost $29 each. About 500 tickets were still available for the Ducks’ game against Portland State on Sept. 21.
Those 2,300 tickets are the only ones left for the rest of Oregon’s home schedule. All tickets, including standing-room only tickets, are sold out for the Ducks’ Pacific-10 Conference matchups with Arizona State, USC, Stanford and Washington.
— Peter Hockaday