Trespasser fatality in Portland 10-16-2013

WMTW-8 wrote:A freight train struck and killed a man in Portland Wednesday night, according to Portland police.

Police said the adult male victim was walking on the train tracks at the time of the incident.

The Portland Press Herald wrote:Richard Cobb, 54, of Portland was walking south along tracks that run parallel to Forest Avenue toward Woodford’s Corner when he saw the train approach from the north, police said.

“This guy stepped off to the side but not quite enough. Something off the side of the train hit him,” Lt. Bob Ridge said Wednesday.
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The accident, reported at 7:15 p.m., halted movement of the 84-car train hauling mixed goods, including lumber and paper, for nearly three hours. It also forced an Amtrak Downeaster train to cancel its route to Brunswick. Passengers were put on buses instead.