RED BLUFF A Cottonwood man is dead after his pickup collided with an Amtrak train about 6:15 a.m. Monday at the Union Pacific railroad tracks on Tyler Road, just south of Red Bluff.
The man, identified as Jose Partida, was one of two vehicles trying to cross the tracks after the crossing arm was down, said California Highway Patrol Officer Phillip Mackintosh.
Partida was traveling south on Highway 99W and stopped behind the first vehicle to make a left turn onto Tyler Road.
The first vehicle was able to successfully make it across the tracks, however, Partida's pickup was hit by the southbound train and pushed for almost half a mile before the train was able to come to a stop, Mackintosh said.
Partida, who was the only occupant of the pickup, was dead at the scene, Mackintosh said.
The train, which was out of Seattle en route to Sacramento, had 356 passengers, none of whom were injured, he said.
The collision resulted in the pickup catching fire, which was already out upon Cal Fire and Tehama County Fire's arrival at 6:27 a.m., said Cal Fire Capt. John Wilson.
