Amtrak Train Derails In Jackson

<p><em><a href="mailto:sgcarmod@umich.edu">By Steve Carmody, Michigan Radio</a></em></p> <p>Ten people were injured today, when an Amtrak train collided with a semi-truck between Ann Arbor and Jackson. None of the injuries were life-threatening. </p> <p>The accident derailed the train's engine and two passenger cars and also heavily damaged the tracks and the crossing.  </p> <p>But a company spokesman says they hope to reopen the line by tomorrow morning.</p> <p>"Six passenger trains a day use that particular line...and another four to five trains of freight (a day) also use that line.  So we need to get that line open...as safely and efficiently as possible," says David Pidgeon, a spokesman for Norfolk-Southern which owns and operates the railroad that runs across southern Michigan.</p> <p>While the section of track is being repaired, passengers are making part of their trip by bus.     </p>