A train collision nearly disrupted a Central Texas high school’s performance at the Alamodome for the state title contest — and San Antonio bands stepped up to help.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Vandergrift High School band from Austin took the field at the Alamodome to compete for this year’s UIL State Open Class Marching Band Contest.

But a day before, the band was forced to regroup after a train smashed into the school’s semi-truck that transports their instruments and equipment.

The crash happened on the train track on Carolina Street, just past Hoefgen Avenue, not far from Interstate 37.

No injuries were reported, but Vandergrift was scheduled to perform around 6 p.m. Monday.

An official with Vandergrift told KSAT that most of the equipment in its transport truck remained intact aft

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