With the lead unit missing a numberboard (note the duct tape in its place) and the middle unit doing it's best impression of a steam locomotive, this Union Pacific manifest winds its way west on t... (more)

This one had been sitting a while. Originally an L&N unit, it probably never ran again for anyone. No information but from the looks of the damage I'd guess they hit a derailed car that had leane... (more)

Amtrak P448 Is Running About A Hour And A Half late After Hitting A Tree Somewhere Up The Line, Did Some Damage To The Leader A Broken Ditch Light And A Huge Branch Stuck On The Front Of The Train... (more)

Ken Kuhne has posted some excellent photographs of the MRL derailment near Rivulet, MT. I thought I would add another photo that shows the airplanes and some of the damage a bit closer.

No, not a novel car washer but rather an embarrassing remnant of a derailment higher up on the mountainside and empty covered hopper 98326 rolled down into Saint Joe River near Kyle, Idaho. Sinc... (more)

On January 4th, 2000, Central Michigan 8801 was involved in a collision with a truck, leaving the locomotive extremely damaged. The locomotive was hauled back to Bay City where it was deemed beyon... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief pulls into Naperville for a station stop as the second unit smokes like a steam engine.

This locomotive looks like it may have been involved in some sort of grade crossing collision based on the damage. Looks to have at least a new plow installed.

An arsonist is suspected of setting the timber-lined Douglas Tunnel ablaze in the early morning hours of Sunday April 27th. Douglas is on the busy former C&O (ex B&O) Sandy Valley & Elkhorn Subdi... (more)

I'm not sure exactly what caused this incident, but judging by the damage I would say there was some rough train handling involved. Huron & Eastern's daily northbound road freight 701 was almost t... (more)

Got a hopper in the dirt? That's no problem if you've also got a big hook. And the Nevada Northern Railway Museum does have a big one....a 100-tonner, as a matter of fact. This unit was b... (more)

A look at the 3-unit consist from an incident with a truck trying cross the tracks before the train. 6137 was the leading but the second unit, 6461, looks to have suffered the most damage. Fortu... (more)

Earlier in the day a tractor-trailer attempted to beat a train at the E Main Street crossing in Somerset, PA. He lost and 6461, the second of three units, suffered the most damage with the conduc... (more)

The remains of celebrity loco M61004 are loaded into a wagon at Tapolca shed. The Nohab/GM was scrapped following a serious collision with a fallen tree in 1999, which resulted in the loco overtur... (more)

Removing the prime mover. CN 7208 was involved in a sideswipe with CN 121, causing it to derail very early on February 23rd, 2014 in the St-Henri neighbourhood of Montreal. Its frame... (more)