RED WING, Minn. — A freight train struck a car near the Amtrak depot in central Red Wing. The driver had escaped the car before impact and was unhurt. Police Chief Nick Sather said the driver of the car, a Ford Fiesta, had turned accidentally onto the track. The usual speed of trains in urban areas is 42 mph. The train was on the Canadian Pacific mainline from Alberta to Chicago through the Twin Cities, Winona and LaCrosse. The accident was about 10:35 a.m. at 420 Levee Street.
