Amtrak train hits and kills person on track
3,642 views · Published 4 March 2011 · 0:49 · Indexed 15 October 2026
Channel: The Day · 2011 · News & Politics
A Boston-bound Amtrak train hit and killed a person who was on the tracks near Noank this morning. Amtrak spokesman Cliff Cole said the Northeast Regional Train No. 190 hit the person at 9:45 a.m. The identity of the person killed has not been released. The train, which originated in Washington, D.C., was carrying 108 passengers, none of whom was injured, Cole said, During the investigation into the incident all trains between Boston and New Haven were delayed, he said. Train 190 was released from the scene at 11:43 a.m., and rail traffic has resumed at restricted speeds on the one rail open, Cole said.
