Was this man ever identified? The odd timing of his death on June 11th and his description made me think of the man in the Temptations video...what if he was the man in the video instead of TS? - or was he in some way connected? Worth checking out.
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2012/06/man_dies_after_being_hit_by_tr.html
The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office and New Orleans police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a train Monday evening. "It's not clear if it was a suicide or an accident," Gagliano said. "It's under investigation."
He estimated the man "may be 20 to 30 years old or older" and that the train hit him sometime between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
The man had no identification, Gagliano said. He has dark-brown or black hair and a tattoo on his right arm that appears to be carnival masks. Gagliano said. He was wearing khaki shorts and a black shirt.
His face and body were damaged, Gagliano said.