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A teenager wearing earphones was struck by a train while walking on Long Island Rail Road tracks, but officials say he's expected to survive. Authorities say 16-year-old Eric Albrecht of East Moriches suffered a broken hip and other injuries. The LIRR says he was walking along the tracks in Center Moriches around 1 p.m. Monday as a Montauk train approached. MTA police said the train was traveling about 60 mph, below the maximum allowable 65 mph.