Despite State Rep. John Bucy’s bills and the creation of the Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee, it remains to be seen whether Union Pacific would be willing to give up it’s exiting rail rights for commuter trains. Credit: Shutterstock / Moab Republic

An Alamo City man fucked around and found early Wednesday when he was struck by a locomotive he’d been playing “chicken” with, the Express-News reports.

Shortly after midnight, San Antonio police responded to a call on the East Side near Burnet and North Cherry streets, the daily reports. Upon arrival, they found a man with a head laceration and a broken arm who had reportedly been struck by a Union Pacific train.

One of the responding officers told the Express-News the injured man had been a engaged in a game of brinksmanship with the oncoming locomotive.

The unidentified victim was reportedly taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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This article appears in Oct 4-17, 2023.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...