Train vs Semi in Ontario, California

October 21, 2008 we had delivered trucks to the Volvo Dealership in Fontana, California. We stayed the night in Ontario and went to visit our daughter in Garden Grove. On the way back to the hotel, that night, there were red flashing lights everywhere at the intersection of the Milliken Avenue and the railroad crossing.


The piece of white stuff on the front of the engine, above, is a part of the trailer that got embedded at the time of collision.



The hand rails to gain access to the cab of the engine is all bent up and wrecked.



Here is a better view of the piece of trailer stuck to the engine. It took a railroad worker one and a half hours to get this piece of aluminum and foam off the train.



Lunchables all over the place. A string of these boxes are on both sides of the train from the actual impact sight all the way up to the front of the train.