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We don’t know where the two trucks were when the traffic light was holding traffic.  It may be that neither truck had yet crossed the tracks because cars were waiting between the tracks and the traffic light.  This point has not been clarified in any of the news.  We also don’t know if the second truck was stopped or moving when hit.  Earlier, I speculated that the train must have hit the very back part of the trailer because of the fact that trailer was relatively undamaged and still attached to the truck tractor.  A direct impact on the trailer at 62 mph would have demolished most of the trailer and tore it off of its connection with the tractor. Looking at the reenactment video, it appears that the trailer only fouled the train by one foot or so.  The last tires of the trailer were completely clear of the track rail by several feet.    I suspect that both trucks were moving ahead when the impact happened because there is not enough room for both to have been standing in line, short of the traffic light.
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