Another collision with a car carrier - this time in Richmond, California

[BCL]

Can't find any pictures, but the reporting is that a semi carrying cars go stuck on a crossing. The reporting is inconsistent. Some say it was in Richmond, but other articles mention San Pablo. I looked up the reported site, and it's definitely in Richmond.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/amtrak-train-crashes-into-truck-in-richmondhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Amtrak-train-rams-into-truck-in-Richmond-1-16646461.phphttps://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area...sengers-crashes-into-big-rig-stuck-on-tracks/
The location is right next to a Pick-n-Pull, which sounds like where the cars were going to.

 

[MARC Rider]

Can't find any pictures, but the reporting is that a semi carrying cars go stuck on a crossing. The reporting is inconsistent. Some say it was in Richmond, but other articles mention San Pablo. I looked up the reported site, and it's definitely in Richmond.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/amtrak-train-crashes-into-truck-in-richmondhttps://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Amtrak-train-rams-into-truck-in-Richmond-1-16646461.phphttps://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area...sengers-crashes-into-big-rig-stuck-on-tracks/
The location is right next to a Pick-n-Pull, which sounds like where the cars were going to.

From the Chronicle article:

"The truck was pulling a trailer with approximately five wrecked vehicles. "

I had to read that a couple of times before I felt confident that what the reporter meant was that the five vehicles were already wrecked before the train hit them.

It seems this was a San Joaquin (from Bakersfield), the engine derailed, and they bustituted all the passengers for the rest of their journey, which I guess wasn't too far, as Richmond is near the terminus of this train.

 

[Brian Battuello]

Wrecked vehicles? Those were brand new Mercedes until the train negligently plowed into them...

 

[BCL]

Wrecked vehicles? Those were brand new Mercedes until the train negligently plowed into them...

Is that what they tell their insurance company?