“the car and the front end of the Metro-North train exploded almost immediately after impact.”
Reactive armor? A car packed with propane cylinders?
Takes a bit to blow up the front of a train.
Struck me as a bit unusual too
Like 10-20 gallons of gasoline?
I had friends who were train engineers. Their biggest fear was hitting a vehicle and being incinerated in the process.
People underestimate how much energy is in a tank of gas. Don't do it.