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From Houston news reports. Guess they are down another loco.
HOUSTON -- An Amtrak train clipped the back of a tanker truck near South Main and Gessner just before noon Friday. Police say the trucker crossed the railroad tracks then came to a stop with the tail end of his truck was still on the tracks. The tanker was pushed down the tracks but it didn't overturn. The train engineer was taken to Southwest Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
The investigation revealed that the truck driver was at fault for stopping on the tracks and he was issued a citation.
HOUSTON -- An Amtrak train clipped the back of a tanker truck near South Main and Gessner just before noon Friday. Police say the trucker crossed the railroad tracks then came to a stop with the tail end of his truck was still on the tracks. The tanker was pushed down the tracks but it didn't overturn. The train engineer was taken to Southwest Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt.
The investigation revealed that the truck driver was at fault for stopping on the tracks and he was issued a citation.