Aftermath of Loader Vs. Train Collision in Ottumwa, Iowa

On the morning of April 3, 2017, a loader collided with a freight train in Ottumwa, Iowa. I arrived over an hour after it happened. The city-owned front-end loader went through the Gateway Drive railroad crossing on the west side of Ottumwa into the path of an empty sand train heading north on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Most of the loader was pushed more than a hundred feet, coming to rest on the east side of the tracks. The freight train stopped with the first locomotive across both tracks of the east-west BNSF Railway mainline that passes through Ottumwa. The operator of the loader was taken to the hospital, and was last listed in fair condition.

The story can be read about here: http://ktvo.com/news/local/ottumwa-tr..., and here: http://ottumwaradio.com/watch-train-h....

Close-ups of the lead engine show the right ditch light broken and some hand rails bent. It was said over the radio that two engines would have to be set out.

At 9:34, a reporter is seen talking to an eyewitness. At 10:48, a person is seen inside the wrecked loader. At 15:02, a tow truck arrives at the scene by backing up to the site. This is followed by a few clips from different points in the process of pulling the wreck away from the train.

Finally at 24:58, the train backs up to return to yard. The second unit makes some smoke before the train starts to move. As the train goes away, it reveals that one of the wheels of the loader ended up on the opposite side of the track as the rest of it.

Engines:
BNSF 7215 GE ES44DC
BNSF 4037 GE C44-9W
KCS 4582 (ex-2007) GE AC4400CW
KCS 3912 (ex-TFM 1612) EMD SD70MAC