Railroad operator says engineer didn't see 3 homeless men killed by train
- The engineer of a train that struck and killed three homeless men in Coastal Alabama says he never saw them and did not know he had hit them.
- A second engineer discovered the bodies more than six hours later and called Mobile Police.
- Two of the victims were 46 and 63 years old, while the third man's identity remains unknown.
- Police stated that the train sounded its horn before moving through the area and no criminal charges would be filed.
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Train engineer says he didn’t see 3 men on tracks before they were hit, killed in Mobile
The engineer of a train that struck and killed three homeless men on the tracks in coastal Alabama says he never saw them and did not know he had hit them.The Alabama Port Authority tells WALA-TV that a second engineer who had a different view of the tracks discovered the bodies more than six hours later on Tuesday and called Mobile police.

Alabama railroad operator says engineer didn't see 3 homeless men killed by train
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The engineer of a train that struck and killed three homeless men on the tracks in coastal Alabama says he never saw them and did not
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