Clean up is under way to get these locomotives back on the rails after an early morning derailment.

CN 3023, CN’s EJ&E Heritage Unit, was close to derailing after its train picked a switch north of JB Tower in West Chicago.

Lately, Class 1's in Illinois can't seem to catch a break. BNSF train S LACNSA didn't quite meet the requirements of the height restriction at the BRC bridge in Cicero. 40 cars suffered significan... (more)

Amtrak 18, which a few days before had sadly been involved in a fatal collision with a pick-up truck in Lakeland, sits on one of the main lines as a CSX train backs into the Winston yard in Lakela... (more)

During the early morning hours of February 13th, a UP Z train derailed in Normal, IL. The cleanup process was underway by this point. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. On another lucky ... (more)

BNSF 5177 sits in Galesburg Yard after it caught fire somewhere on the road. Also hiding in the background is a Denver Road 'heritage hopper.'

Big Mess

Railroading has changed a lot since I took this photo of a massive coal train derailment on the shared BN/CN route through Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver.

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A small derailment that crashed into the CSX power at Sentinel mine leaves most important no injuries, however some track damage and damage to the Locomotive. It appears a car had picked the switc... (more)

NS 12N derailed in Gary, IN on the morning of December 23rd, 2020. Reports said that a total of 20 cars were on the ground with no injuries. Will 2020 ever end?

"Would've Saved Time If You Just Waited"

CSX 3374 secured to Kasgro KRL 300380 is ready for the trip to the heavy repair shop in Huntington, WV. This unit and CSX 3438 were involved in a washout derailment on 10/11/20 at Lilburn, GA.

On October 11th CSX train Q581 encountered torrential rain and washed out track at Lilburn, GA as the remnants of Hurricane Delta passed through the region. Both of the lead locomotives of the tra... (more)

A pair of former Pennsy EMDs fell victim to a fire at the IHB's service track and are awaiting movement to the Juniata shops. Tom Golden photo.

A BNSF light engine move under what I believe was symbol M-SPMSPM1-30A slowly rolls through Lebanon Missouri back toward Springfield. The crew had just realigned a switch and was just getting back... (more)

On April 28th, 1992, an eastbound APL stack train derailed at CP 237 in Utica, destroying the interlocking. Kids in the area had put debris on the tracks ( possibly a shopping cart ) which got wed... (more)