Amtrak train strikes and kills a woman near Mobile, officials report

NEW ORLEANS — An Amtrak train traveling from Mobile to New Orleans struck and killed a woman on the tracks west of Mobile on Monday, according to Amtrak and our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate.

Officials said the train was traveling to New Orleans around 5 p.m. when the woman was hit.

There were no reported injuries among the approximately 56 passengers or crew members onboard. Amtrak said the train continued to New Orleans after a delay of about two hours and 51 minutes…

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