Train tracks may be a seemingly simple innovation, but that means that each component plays a critical role. The rails themselves guide the train, the wooden ties anchor the rails and distribute the train's weight, and the fasteners are steel spikes ...

SAN ANTONIO — A woman's vehicle was hit by a slow-moving train after police say she got stuck on some train tracks on the south side of town. It happened around 11:09 a.m. Wednesday on South Presa Street at East Southcross. Officers say the woman's small ...