Maintenance issues have continued since then. Replacement parts are costly and difficult to get because virtually no other transit agencies in the United States use the Sprinter rail system. “There is ...

An 86-year-old San Marcos man was killed after his truck was struck by a Sprinter train earlier this week in Escondido.

One person was killed today in a crash involving a truck and a Sprinter train in Escondido, authorities reported.