Police responded to a tip call late Thursday night, and went to the railroad tracks along 52nd Street and Lancaster Avenue.
Witnesses tell Action News that the body was wrapped in a bag and tucked under the tracks.
Investigators say the body is so badly decomposed that officers have not been able to determine if it is that of a man or woman.
An autopsy will be conducted to try to identify the body and determine the cause of death.
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