Train vs. Cement truck:
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Well, all things considered, it's in way better shape than the cement truck! I seriously doubt they drove the truck away from the scene of the accident!
At least it wasn't Amtrak.
The way the locomotive looks reminds me of the Lions in the nature documentaries after they’ve had a successful hunt.
New weathering challenge! 
Mitch
Wrong headline.
The train won.
What are they camouflaging it as.... a rock cut?
I remember years ago, the driver of a loaded dump truck opted to go around the gates and the truck was promptly hit by a Metrolink train. The F59PH (looks somewhat like an F40PH) diesel sustained front end damage, but didn't derail. The dump truck was obliterated and the driver died in the accident. I happened to see the locomotive in a "hospital consist" in San Bernardino and was surprised how little damage there actually was considering what it had hit. Trains always win!
Not sure exactly what I can post however if you Google - CSX hits cement truck in Bucks County PA - lots of info pops up / this happened at the Big Oak Rd / Township Line crossing - great train watching spot
The area is very busy train wise - SEPTA / CSX / NS - I was working in Yardley PA not far away when this happened
Lots of railfans hangout at the Woodbourne train station not far from here - you can typically see plenty of action
Too bad the poster recorded a horizontal subject with a vertical camera format. Had they not the loco would have been larger, on the screen, and there would have been less wasted areas in the video like the blue sky and the patch of road. And, the video would have been even more impactful. Match your camera format/composition to the shape and orientation of the subject. j
I have to wonder what that does to the train engineer. Knowing your engine is bearing down on a vehicle on the tracks, and the only thing you can do is blow the horn and pray.
@Bill N posted:I have to wonder what that does to the train engineer. Knowing your engine is bearing down on a vehicle on the tracks, and the only thing you can do is blow the horn and pray.
Plenty of current and retired engineers on here. I'm sure one of them can elaborate.
@Bill N posted:I have to wonder what that does to the train engineer. Knowing your engine is bearing down on a vehicle on the tracks, and the only thing you can do is blow the horn and pray.
Well, I'm sure they are likely to start braking as well, every bit of speed you can shed before the collision will lessen the impact severity. I'm guessing they'd also assume any protective position and brace for impact as well.
I hate links like this, I just spent an ungodly amount of time watching all the videos that came after it.
