How to blend two shots?

I tried to do an effects shot the other day that consisted of the following:
First shot was of a reporter doing a stand-up on some railroad tracks. For the second shot, I did not move the camera at all and shot the train coming towards me.
I wanted to blend both shots so that it looked like the train was going to hit the reporter. I ended up using the 8-point mask to blend both images. I created a mask around the reporter, and put that shot on top of the one with the train. Is there another way to do this in Final Cut Pro?

Another thought...
You might have shot a third version with neither reporter nor train and used this as a plate.
But if the train never hits nor passes behind nor in front of the reporter, crop with either layer on top should do the trick. You might have to be artful with your edges, though. In that case your solution of a garbage matte might be best.
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