Interesting shot, but I wonder if it's been doctored. I may be wrong, but it'd be unusual for a car to jump that high after impact and there'd be nothing to hold it there except locomotive handrails, which could not support the weight of a car, assuming they were somehow bent in an unusual way to hold it. Too, there's no heavy impact damage on the locomotive's pilot. Though that looks like fire retardant in the street, but there's none on the car or locomotive. I'm probably wrong, but I can't help looking at details.
There is some damage to the rear railings, and the car has a label on the rear window. A quick google reveals the car was on a car carrier that got hit in 2009.
well...the fact that there is odd pixelization all about the photo makes one wonder. But: New car sticker on RR sideglass. No front plate...but still, could be. Now look at the back of the lead unit. Look at the handrails along the side. If this is real, bets are this is a new, as-yet delivered vehicle on a car transporter that got t-boned by the train at a crossing, and the car ended up...there.
Could easily be hanging from the engine's rail. Modern cars are not as heavy. A side view would help. The car may be held by pinching when the rail was bent back.
Yes that does make sense. Usually when a car is hit it don't fly. Just crushed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
This happened 2 miles from my work-that is the real picture!! There is a the South Seattle Auto Auction right next to the BNSF mainline between Tacoma-Seattle. The driver of the car carrier got pinned in by traffic at the busy 212th street crossing, and you can imagine the rest!
