 ThePortlander | Man hit by train describes accident, how he survived Northwest Cable News by AP & KGW Staff PORTLAND -- The man who survived getting hit by a train Monday night in Portland said it actually didn't hurt that bad. "I did a 270 [degree] spin, went under the train, and as I'm crawling out, it took my leg," James Piles told KGW. ... Man's leg severed by freight train in SE Portland Man found holding severed leg after he was hit by a train in Southeast Portland Portland Man Smokes Weed, Walks on Train Tracks, Loses Leg |