UPDATE: Train Police Investigating Apparent Suicide In Suisun

By Bay City News Service

A man who was struck and killed this morning in Suisun City by an
Amtrak train headed south toward San Jose has been identified as a
63-year-old man, a deputy at the Solano County coroner's office said.
          James Chadwick, a Vacaville resident, was pronounced dead at the
scene after he was hit by Capitol Corridor train No. 523, Solano County
coroner's Deputy Dorji said.
          He was hit about a tenth of a mile from the Suisun City station at
about 6:10 a.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said
          A preliminary investigation showed that the man intentionally got
in front of the oncoming train, according to Suisun City police.
          The 135 passengers onboard the train were put on another train
after the fatal incident, Graham said.

Earlier story:

A man was stuck and killed this morning in Suisun City by an
Amtrak train that was traveling from Sacramento to San Jose, a company
spokeswoman said.
          Union Pacific Railroad officials contacted the Suisun City Police
Department at about 6:15 a.m. to report that someone had been hit by a train.
The man was pronounced dead near the tracks, police said.
          Capitol Corridor train No. 523 hit the man about a tenth of a mile
from the Suisun City station at about 6:10 a.m., Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae
Graham said.
          The 135 passengers onboard the train were put on another train.
They faced delays of up to about an hour and a half. Residual delays
continued throughout the morning, Graham said.
          A preliminary investigation showed that the man intentionally got
in front of the oncoming train, according to Suisun City police. Union
Pacific Railroad police are investigating the case.