The incident happened at about 2 p.m. in the 200 block of Washington Boulevard.
The 32-year-old man was able to get out of the car before firefighters arrived. He was treated and then taken to the hospital in fair condition.
Eyewitness News viewer "Mommy and Baby Alayna" posted a video of the aftermath.
Man survives after Blue Line train strikes car in downtown LA https://t.co/ukBFgdmW9Mhttps://t.co/M6uE79lvZc
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) February 22, 2016
No injuries were reported on the train.