The front-end loader operator was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one on the Amtrak train was hurt, but the front of the engine suffered significant damage, and the tracks were pulled apart by the force of the impact.

The operator of the construction vehicle was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, while no one aboard the train was injured, authorities say.

Amtrak’s Hiawatha, for one day redubbed “The Brewers Express,” will leave downtown Milwaukee Wednesday at 8:05 a.m. It'll be festooned in blue and yellow and filled with brats, giveaways and