Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

This happened in Aloha earlier today...looks like this signal got a stay of execution. The signal in question is this one.

Was this a train accident?

let those weeds catch on fire and it will be no bueno!

I dont know if It was a train accident or a road accident because also not the telephone pole in the background is damaged and hanging as well, so it could have been a lucky break for that signal the car stopped in time.

Smjh1979 wrote:Was this a train accident?

Nope...the car struck the power pole you see in the background and I'm assuming that the driver lost control due to the impact and crashed into the irrigation ditch there.

The P&W did halt train traffic through there until the mess was cleaned up.

Where did this happen at? Any newspaper articles or anything?

cabman701 wrote:Where did this happen at? Any newspaper articles or anything?

209th Avenue in Aloha, Oregon. I actually put up a link in the original post but oh well...

Here's the article: http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncou ... close.html