QUITE A SCENE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SEMI HAULING CARS COLLIDED WITH AN AMTRAK TRAIN. AN AMTRAK SPOKESMAN SAYS NO PASSENGERS WERE HURT, BUT THE TRAIN'S TWO ENGINEERS WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY ENDED UP HAVING ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ALSO REPORTS TWO PACKAGES OF DRUGS WERE FOUND ALONG THE TRACKS AMID THE DEBRIS. BUT AS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NO ONE HAD BEEN ARRESTED.
THE INCIDENT DELAYED THE TRAIN…HEADED FROM LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO…BY MORE THAN THREE AND-A-HALF HOURS.
