No matter how safety aware you are, things like this are bound to happen every now and then out on the rails.

On the Afternoon of October 6th an Enola Yard Job picked a switch at the North End while shoving in resulting in the above mess. Piled up right under I 80, Crews started cleanup work with limited ... (more)

Crews used heavy equipment to lift the locomotives that were sent off the tracks after two freight trains collided near Miami International Airport on 9/24/2022

Derailment cleanup crews have just switched on the floodlights at the Columbus Ave. overpass in Sandusky, Ohio, a couple hours after the first 17 cars on NS train 310 derailed while negotiating a ... (more)

What one night of hard work can do... The day before this photo was taken, NS 238 hit a switcher head on and derailed. all engines came off the track alongside over 10 well cars. After just under... (more)

PURCELL OK Nov 26 1978 — Santa Fe GP7 2878 has just been derailed at the north end of the Purcell yard. Earlier in the day the unit took off unattended from Oklahoma City and kept gaining speed.... (more)

"Removing the Wreckage at Eagle St."

On the afternoon of October 17, 2022, Avenue Auto Towing crews begin removing wreckage at the scene of an earlier grade crossing strik... (more)

"Track Inspection after a Crossing Strike"

On the afternoon of October 17, 2022, Metro-North's Track Department checks for damage to the track structure at the scene of an earlier g... (more)

BNSF 7718 Sits sidelined at McDonough, Georgia, after striking a dump truck a day earlier. I believe the truck was hit at a temporary crossing that was made for a siding extension south of here.

"Train v. Truck at Eagle St."

On the afternoon of October 17, 2022, Metro-North officials & Avenue Auto Towing crews assess damage at the scene of an earlier grade crossin... (more)

Cooperation. The MTA Metro-North "Wreck Crew" was amongst a variety of emergency responders to CSX's Oak Point yard after a morning derailment on October 5, 2016. No one was injur... (more)

Norfolk Southern had a little derailment of 2 gondolas loaded with pig iron. an NS local was pushing up the lead to the KBSR to clear Lafayette Junction when the derailment occurred. The location ... (more)

Norfolk Southern had a little derailment of 2 gondolas loaded with pig iron. An NS local was pushing up the lead to the KBSR to clear Lafayette Junction when the derailment occurred, dumping two g... (more)

BN 7184 sits wrecked at Cheyenne. Taken by Henry John Vitz.

The aftermath of a major train derailment near Waycross gives us a view of a rail car graveyard. No injuries reported for this incident. It is common practice to utilize open areas for derailed eq... (more)