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Truck crashes into historic train in Lewis County

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad locomotive #15 crosses the Newaukum River trestle just outside of Chehalis.
The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad locomotive #15 crosses the Newaukum River trestle just outside of Chehalis. Staff file, 2003

An 82-year-old man on Saturday crashed into Chehalis No. 15, the Baldwin locomotive operated by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum, according to the Washington State Patrol.

About 6:45 p.m. Saturday, the Curtis man was eastbound on state Route 6 at Twin Oaks road when he apparently failed to see warning lights that a train was approaching. He hit the train.

The man was injured and taken to Providence Centralia Hospital.

Video by Pete Caster of The Chronicle.

This story was originally published July 16, 2017 at 10:23 AM with the headline "Truck crashes into historic train in Lewis County."

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