Amtrak's Train 4 Southwest Chief derailed on a curve at Lawrence, Kansas due to high speed on Oct. 2, 1979. SDP40F 504 was at AT&SF's Argentine, Kansas diesel shop awaiting disposition on Feb. 1... (more)

The aftermath of a level crossing accident involving a six car Metro Comeng set and a semi trailer on the Cranbourne line near Lynbrook. 306M and 1003T are the carriages in picture being recovered... (more)

At the fork in the ATSF mainline where one leads to Topeka and the other to Ottawa, two trains collided and sideswiped between Christmas and New Years Day 1967. Soap powder anyone... it really ... (more)

On February 18, 1970, an eastbound Santa Fe freight struck the caboose of a Union Pacific local at a crossing in Fullerton, California. The UP conductor was fatally injured. The UP caboose was cut... (more)

The Barstow derrick and a contractor's truck crane move ice reefer NRC 19693 to a position where it can be re-trucked. The reefer was part of a multi-car derailment in the Needles Yard, July 21, 1... (more)

On October 17, 1971, a train derailed in front of another at Hackberry on Santa Fe's Albuquerque Division, Kingman Dsitrict. Five 4-axle locomotives on train 308 were derailed and some tumbled dow... (more)

UP e/b manifest train derailment at Aikins, Kansas, on the Kansas Division between Topeka and Marysville. Units involved: U25Bs 632, 627, and Alco DL-640 (RS-27) 677. Photo made on November 24, 19... (more)

UP e/b manifest train derailment at Aikins, Kansas, on the Kansas Division between Topeka and Marysville. Units involved: U25Bs 632, 627, and Alco DL-640 (RS-27) 677. The up-side-down 677 can be s... (more)

After departing the loadout at Tom's Fork with 150 loads of export coal, the train encountered a broken/rolled rail near the mining community of 'Miami', where 13 of the 150 loads derailed. While ... (more)

As a result of a SPAD infringement these two 10M5 commuter sets rubbed noses at New Durban Yard. PRASA / Metrorail are the National and only suburban commuter operator in South Africa.

After a nasty derailment, Hulcher works to get the single track main open between Elkhart and Kalamazoo.

On Friday April 13th, 4663 was added to the deadline in Northtown. Well it appears to be closer to its' fate this fall. The unit and another, along with 17 grain hoppers were damaged when the tre... (more)

BNSF crews look at the result of a sideswipe wreck at Tehachapi Summit.

The EMD G26 HCW-2 Nº 2006 passing slowly by the side of a mining hopper derailed.

Rock Island's passenger Train 39, formerly called the "Imperial," derailed at Valencia, Ks., 11 miles west of Topeka, and two steam-powered derricks were slowly clearing the double-track mainline ... (more)