A man is dead after a speeding train rammed his car early Thursday morning. The crash is so horrible it left the car unrecognizable.

Lincoln Police say Huy Nguyen drove around at least one other car waiting at the railroad crossing arms, maneuvered onto the tracks and died when the train slammed into his car.

Police said it happened just before 6:00 Thursday morning at the crossing near W "A" and SW 6th Streets. The police report also shows the Amtrak train has $2,000 in damage. Burlington Northern Santa Fe track is damaged to the tune of $3,000.

Passengers on the speeding Amtrak train didn't even realize there was a crash until the train stopped.

"I went up to the front of the car and looked down over the bridge and you could just see it disintegrated that car. There was nothing left of it. Didn't feel a bump. Didn't feel nothing. I woke up and saw lights out the window," said Amtrak passenger Richard Ater.

Emergency lights were rushing to the aid of 42-year-old Huy Nguyen, who was killed when the Amtrak train, traveling 50 mph, slammed into his car.

"People go around crossing arms unfortunately and I think a lot of people don't realize how fast Amtraks go," said Capt. Joseph Wright, Lincoln Police Department.

Amtrak officials are running an internal investigation, but spokesman Marc Magliari said, "There's nothing to indicate this was anything other than a driver who ignored the warning signals."

Amtrak wrapped up its Lincoln investigation at 10:00 Thursday morning.

The National Transportation Safety Board will not investigate since there is nothing suspicious. That means it's up to Lincoln Police to sort things out. They believe this is exactly as it appears; a man driving to work who made a terrible decision that cost him his life.

"From witness accounts of what happened, a vehicle stopped for the cross arms, the vehicle which was traveling westbound went around the cross arms and was hit by the train," said Wright.

As for the Amtrak train, no passengers or crew are hurt but those traveling from Denver to Chicago had to wait 5 1/2 hours while Amtrak made safety checks. However, few were as concerned with the wait as they were what happened to Nguyen.

"I was just like woah! I felt bad for the person who did get hit, even though he went around there, after I found out what happened and stuff. Just, for the family you know it's kind of sad that somebody did that and they lost a loved one," said Amtrak passenger Victoria.

The Federal Railway Administration is also looking into the crash and may still investigate. As of now they haven't made a decision, but according to FRA's investigation policy it is standard procedure to investigate any "passenger train incident resulting in at least one fatality."

FRA would then see if anything is wrong with the crossing arms. However, the Nebraska Public Service Commission said it doesn't recall any complaints about this rail-crossing.