Even Shadow Senator Paul Strauss had a car in the parade. And a classic one, to boot.

A vehicle which had parked on train tracks was pushed into the Anacostia River by a CSX locomotive in Southeast Washington early this morning. The incident occurred on the 1900 block of M Street SE — the street runs parallel to the rail tracks, but stops short of crossing the river. Around 5:45 a.m., the vehicle was struck by an outbound freight train and nudged off the bridge, coming to rest in about 1-2 feet of water as the train derailed. Police and fire department investigators found no signs of fuel spillage into the river. Additionally, the car was unoccupied and no one was seriously injured. The accident location is in close proximity to the Seafarers Boat Club at 1950 M Street SE, but there’s no word yet as to why the individual decided to park their car on the train tracks.