A Metrolink train carrying approximately 500 people was forced to evacuate in Orange County on Saturday afternoon due to a mechanical issue.
The incident was reported just before 4:30 p.m. when Train 1858, which is the Inland Empire-Orange County Line, was forced to stop between the Anaheim Canyon and Corona West stations, a Metrolink spokesperson told CBS LA.
Metrolink officials said the train stopped in an area they deemed unsafe for them to get off, but they still did as they waited for another train to arrive and take them to their expected destinations. While waiting, both Anaheim police and fire department personnel responded to the area, near Orangethorpe Avenue and Glenview Avenue in Anaheim…