By Shawn Henry 
A train plowed into an 18-wheeler hauling a load of cars in Schertz, Texas, Sunday morning, sending debris flying and snarling traffic for hours. The mess went down just past 10 a.m. where Schertz Parkway meets FM 78: the big rig stopped dead on the tracks, and the westbound train didn’t stand a chance.
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Miraculously, nobody got hurt—not even when that massive locomotive smashed into the truck like a wrecking ball. The train stayed on the rails, and the only casualties were a few of those shiny new vehicles getting tottered around like toys. But make no mistake, this could’ve been way uglier.
Cleanup crews scrambled while investigators picked through the wreckage, shutting down intersections until the crack of dawn Monday. Union Pacific’s digging into what went wrong: Was it a busted truck? A driver spacing out? Or just plain bad luck? They’re staying tight-lipped for now.
Locals got the usual “stay clear” warnings, but let’s be real—this was one of those close calls that make you white-knuckle the wheel next time you roll up to railroad tracks. Schertz got lucky this round, but it’s a wake-up call no one should snooze through.