Train, rig collide in southeast Houston

A freight train collided with an 18-wheeler truck this afternoon in southeast Houston, authorities said.  The train struck the rig about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (February 14, 2012) along the 2500 block of Galveston near the 610 South Loop, Houston police said.  The force of the impact apparently split the truck cab from the trailer, officials said.  Houston police were continuing to investigate later in the day.