A big rig crashed through the center divider on the Foothill (210) Freeway Saturday morning in Pasadena, hit the two Metro Gold Line tracks and caught fire, shutting down the rail service for about eight hours.
The Pasadena Fire Department reported that there were no injuries.
The crash on the westbound freeway at Madre Street occurred at 7:06 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported, adding that the big rig came across all lanes of traffic and “broke through” the divider into the train area.
A SigAlert was issued at 7:12 a.m., closing the westbound carpool, one and two lanes for three hours, the CHP said. The SigAlert was discontinued at about 2:30 p.m.
No Gold line trains were in the area at the time of the crash, said Metro’s Rick Jager, and as a result of the crash there was no service between the Sierra Madre Villa and Allen stations.
Gold Line service resumed about 3 p.m. with up to 15-minute residual delays expected through 4:30 p.m., Metro officials said.