Pedestrian killed by train

Travelers stranded for 4 hours after collision at Lomas/First St.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by the northbound Amtrak train Sunday, stranding passengers on board for at least four hours while police investigated.

Albuquerque police officer Simon Drobik said a witness reported that a man was hit by the train around 12:20 p.m. after possibly stepping in front of it. He could not provide any more information about the victim Sunday evening.

The incident, just south of Lomas and First Street, shut down both directions of traffic on Lomas while officers from Albuquerque police and the National Traffic Safety Board investigated.

The train hit the passenger shortly after its 12:10 departure from the Downtown train station.

The Southwest Chief line heads north through New Mexico with stops in Raton, Las Vegas and Lamy onto Colorado and Kansas and ends in Chicago.

The train was released and the road reopened by about 4:45 p.m.