Car vs Train
Morning cops reporter Dan Abendschein reported a Metrolink train wreck in Industry this morning that luckily resulted in NO injuries. According to Abendschein, the car was left on the tracks by a worker at a nearby industrial business who told police he rolled the car too close to the tracks and it got stuck. As he ran off to get help, the train came and rammed it.
As a former reporter for a newspaper in Glendale, I'm all too familiar with the horrific implications that can result from a Metrolink crash. Many of you may remember what's widely considered the deadliest wreck in Metrolink's history - when Juan Manuel Alvarez allegedly left his SUV on the train tracks bordering Glendale and Los Angeles, causing a chain reaction crash involving two passenger trains and one freight train. At the end of it all, 11 people were dead and more than 180 others injured.
That being said, it feels like the San Gabriel Valley has had its fair share of close-calls with Metrolink crashes. I can recall a few off the top of my head now. So I'll leave you with some insight given to me by Metrolink officials long ago: don't leave your cars or other large objects on the tracks.
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I always have a hard time figuring out what it means for a car to get "stuck" on the tracks.
Do cars have a difficult time starting or advancing while on a RR track?
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