Centerbeam Attacks Covered Hopper
On the morning of May 21, 2010, the UP MPDPW manifest train derailed as it was arriving at Albany yard. An empty centerbeam, the 15th car from the end... (more)

Crews from Hulcher are working to remove damaged equipment after NS Train B33 struck a semi-truck hauling steel at the Mellon Street crossing in Detroit. The 3 crew members in the engine and the... (more)

As a railfan often photographing trains from afar, it's easy to forget just how massive these things are. A reminder of the scale of these machines is provided by a SHP officer surveying the damag... (more)

Just a few hours after the grade crossing accident and ensuing fire, Mid East Rail Service crews have the heavy equipment up and working to get the NCDOT locomotive back on track and reopen the ra... (more)

Local news crews roll tape and interview witnesses for the 12 o'clock news following the grade crossing accident and ensuing fire this morning.

At approximately 8:05AM May 13, 2010, Amtrak 73 the "Piedmont" was traveling westbound through Mebane, NC when it struck a low-boy trailer that had become stuck on the 5th St. grade crossing. The ... (more)

After being hit at over 20 mph by UP 3666, you can see very visible damage to this lumber car.

Last remains of WC 3015 wait to be cut up for scrap at N. Fond du Lac. This unit was trailing 3009 on a freight coming into Green Bay when they had a head on collision with SW1500 1561 on a switch... (more)

This time, it wasn't JUST for the cameras. With his assistant carefully watching the alignment, Nevada Northern's Wreckmaster signals his crane operator to slowly lower a derailed hopper ... (more)

2nd back logged train through after the collision of a previous southbound with the split trailer on the right. Driver apparently missed it's turn down the road a bit and decided to turn around i... (more)

Hulcher re-rails a few grain cars that were shoved into the dirt due to a faulty switch.

CN Train 376 derailed near Durham Junction in Pickering, Ontario on the afternoon of 30 March 2010. No one was injured. In all, nine cars derailed along with three of the four RBRX (former GO Tra... (more)

CN Train 376 derailed near Durham Junction in Pickering, Ontario on the afternoon of 30 March 2010. No one was injured. In all, nine cars derailed along with three of the four RBRX (former GO Tra... (more)

An early morning derailment on the East lead in CN's Battle Creek Yard left a few KBSR grain cars on the ground and gave the track crews a full days work ahead.

The first train on the derailment scene in Waterloo is the NS Ballast train. As 925 creeps into the work zone, an NS Tie truck prepares to unload track material for the repairs.