Investigation Continues After Several Amtrak Crew Members Injured in Alabama Crash
By Rick McCann/J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
April 28, 2026
GRAND BAY, Ala. Authorities from several state and federal agencies are continuing their investigation after an Amtrak train sliced through an 18-wheel as it tried crossing the tracks Sunday morning in Grand Bay.
The wreck tore through the truck spewing debris over a large area.
Amtrak is working with local law enforcement to investigate the crash that occurred on April 26, 2026, when Amtrak train No. 23, known as the Mardi Gras, was traveling from Mobile to New Orleans around 7:20 a.m. That’s when authorities say that a semi-trailer with an auto rack came into contact with the train on CSX tracks south of Mobile.
Authorities now have said that four people were injured in the crash including two crew members of the train, and two occupants of the truck.
None were seriously injured and there have been no reports of any of the forty-eight passengers aboard being injured either.
After the crash, the tracks in the area were shut down for hours and law enforcement and federal personnel investigated the crash.
Passengers aboard the train were provided with snack packs and water on board the train during the time that the train was stopped and later returned to Mobile and provided alternative transportation to New Orleans.
“Preventing incidents and fatalities on the railroad is a priority for Amtrak,” a press release stated.
“These incidents can affect everyone involved—those who are injured or die and their families, our train crews, and our passengers. They also serve as critical reminders about the importance of obeying the law and of exercising extreme caution around railroad tracks and grade crossings.”
According to The Federal Railroad Administration, trespassing along railroad rights-of-way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, and railroad-highway grade crossing incidents are the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, the release said.
There have been at least six wrecks involving the Amtrak Mardi Gras since service restarted on August 18, 2025. At least three people have died, and a dozen have been injured according to police reports.
In all of these Amtrak wrecks, the train had the right of way and the vehicle drivers have either gone around stop bars or driven across the tracks ignoring the oncoming train.
