The result of a switch left open. Around 40 loads of coal derailed near Stanwood, Iowa. No reports of injuries.

It’s been a long night for this NS re-rail crew as they’ve had to move a loaded tank car and locomotive back onto the track after the two rolled a rail in downtown Opelika earlier in the day. ... (more)

A derailment on the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Tifft Yard in Buffalo, New York lead to an extensive and rapid clean up. A cut of tank cars found their way off the rails at the interchang... (more)

Houston we have a problem?

Built in 1913 by SWS Schlieren, this third-class C # 6138 two-axle passenger coach of the SBB Historic left the building in the background (the former locomotive shed) the day before unintentional... (more)

The remains of the Feb 28th wreck where one car derailed, and was dragged for a while, tearing up a few miles of track, before the train came to a stop, with about 7 cars derailed on and around th... (more)

BCOL C44-9WL 4644 sits eerily quiet on its side after a derailment on train M310 on January 26th.

NJT mainline train 1718 passes a derailed Norfolk Southern GP38-2 on the Paterson Yard lead from H-55.

At one point the eight track arrival yard that once stood here could help to process 1300 cars a day over the hump into Tilford’s 40 ... (more)

Derailment Site. At approximately 11:30 am on Friday 3-8-19, for reasons unknown at this time, eight cars of fifty six car NS westbound train B08 derailed in rural La Porte county IN near milepost... (more)

BNSF 7664 and CSX 7442 both get assistance from a Hulcher crew to get placed back on the track. The offending switch that was picked is on the lower right.

A Sydney single deck suburban train derailed and another train ploughed into the wreckage. Thankfully no one died but 39 people were injured.

A Sydney single deck suburban train derailed and another train ploughed into the wreckage. Thankfully no one died but 39 people were injured.

A Sydney single deck suburban train derailed and another train ploughed into the wreckage. Thankfully no one died but 39 people were injured.

Nearly 4 months after the fatal derailment near Granite, crews are still working to clear up the remnants of 3 locomotives. 2 crew members lost their lives, a reminder of the dangers involved in r... (more)