Houston Metro Train Hits Rail Employee

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A Union Pacific Railroad employee was seriously injured Friday morning when he drove his utility truck under a railroad crossing barrier lifted by a co-worker and was struck by a Metro train in southwest Houston, police said.
Christopher McGinnis, 30, of Houston was in serious but stable condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital on Friday afternoon. He worked as a welder for Union Pacific, said company spokesman John Bromley.

The Metro train operator trainee, Walter McBride, 48, activated the emergency brake as the train traveled 50 mph and was thrown into the windshield. He suffered minor injuries and was transported to Ben Taub Hospital. After being released, he complained of glass in his eyes and was then taken to Memorial Hermann, said Metro spokesman Ken Connaughton.

The full story from the Houston Cronicle. Be sure to check out the photo gallery, which you can link to from the story, for some rather dramatic pictures of the collision captured by the LRV's on board camera.

 

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