Saving the saveable. The two boogies became the most valuable parts of the engine after the accident. To remove them workers had to cut through the holding irons. The rest of 1054 will be history ... (more)

First lights of sun found 1054 back on track after a long night for the recovery crew. The damaged front element is being ripped off with Szolnoks 150 ton crane. Railroad: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV)
Locomotive: V43
Location: Kiskunlachaza, Hungary
Locomotive #: 1054
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 13, 2010

At around 7 a.m. this morning NS 310 derailed 25 cars in North Yard. Here is L24 shown attaching to the rear of the 310 pulling the cars away that didn't derail.

Derailment scene between Kiskunlachaza and Delegyhaza For more images click here.

On October 20, a crash happened on the Budapest - Subotica (Serbia) mainline. An inattentive driver of an overloaded gravel truck and a northbound stack train crashed at a field crossing near the ... (more)

Slow and steady Under the watchful eyes of a signal maintainer, Q619 rolls over this break in the rail at the cautious speed of 10 mph. This break was caused by the very low temperatures ... (more)

TILX RDL hoppers sit along the ROW after a derailment in Ashland, KY the week before. Over 22 cars derailed total.

Derailed coal wagons at Alcácer. Due to this damage (the track is still being reconstructed), the Alcácer Bypass was put to service, and trains are avoiding this location.

Whoops! Break of Gauge! I found this as is, which was quite a surprise. Click here to see the train I saw the previous day crossing the Seneca Ri... (more)

The ME1 heads through Cambridge Springs on it's way to Falconer.

The Driftwood Turn heading south through Eldred, PA

UP 8491 was the locomotive 2nd to the lead on the southbound freight train that was involved in a head-on collision with Metrolink SCAX 855 on 09/12/08 in Chatsworth, CA.

UP 8491 was the locomotive 2nd to the lead on the southbound freight train that was involved in a head-on collision with Metrolink SCAX 855 on 09/12/08 in Chatsworth, CA.

DM&IR 405 leads a loaded ore train slowly past fatally damaged sister 401 (with blue tarp) and 5 equally scrap-worthy IC SD40-3s. A contractor will scrap all 6 units involved in the September 30 h... (more)

IC 6257 and sister 6259 rest in the dirt awaiting scrapping on-site at Lauren, just south of Highland. These units were two of six damaged in a head-on wreck Thursday, September 30.