{"id":26883,"date":"2026-01-06T19:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=26883"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T01:40:42","slug":"train-car-strikes-passenger-vehicle-at-equity-crossing-in-effingham-one-person-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/26883-train-car-strikes-passenger-vehicle-at-equity-crossing-in-effingham-one-person-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Car Strikes Passenger Vehicle at Equity Crossing in Effingham; One Person Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A train car being moved by Effingham Equity personnel struck a passenger vehicle shortly after 7pm Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at the private siding utilized by the Equity. 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