My Dad worked on the New York Central Railroad. There was a massive derailment involving boxcars full of car tires - almost every guy who worked in the freight yard had new tires on their cars a few days after the accident.
Reminded me of a semi truck laying on its side along the interstate. The trailer was broken open and contents scattered along the road which were 50lb bags of potatoes and onions that were being hauled off the road and loaded onto the firetrucks by the rescue guys.
I watch 30 brand new GM cars and a few boxcars full of brand new Monroe shocks get run through a car crusher in my hometown back in the early 80s.
One of my childhood friends grew up in the auto recycler business. I though his dad was gonna cry. But they did get to recycle the steel.