It happened shortly before 9 a.m. in the 2500 block of West 4th street.
The person who was struck was pronounced dead at the scene.
The view from Chopper 6 showed a stopped freight train with rescue vehicles parked on an overpass.
There was no immediate word on the identity of the victim or why that person was on the tracks.
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