The Des Moines Register reports that the man was on foot when he was struck around 2:30 p.m. Monday, January 29th near an overpass in the Story County city of Nevada, which is located about 180 miles west of the Quad Cities.
He was taken to a Des Moines hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.
The man’s name hasn’t been released.
A post on the Nevada Police Department’s Facebook page indicated that crews closed the tracks “for an emergency.”