BNSF 9150 stopped at Castle Rock, CO, on Colorado's Joint Line, after an engine compartment fire developed. The fire call came in approximately 943am with the train not moving again until later a... (more)

Derailed cars dot the right of way around Horseshoe Curve after two derailments in the past 4 weeks.

Norfolk Southern's OCS deadheads west out of Altoona while passing the reminates of Friday's latest derailment on Horseshoe Curve.

Is This Where You Wanted the Grain Delivered?

While on a trip to see C&O 614 pull a trip from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, we had some time to look around the Steel City. At McKees Ro... (more)

Remember Kids, Don't Put Empties at the Front!

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Cu... (more)

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At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives remained on ... (more)

Clean Up, Track 3...

At 8:40 PM on the evening of July 5, 2019, westbound manifest 34A derailed the first 11 cars as it entered the main arc of Horseshoe Curve. The three locomotives... (more)

Foaming at Hamilton: First Responders apply some foam to put out a fire on an Amtrak electrical traction vehicle at Hamilton. Meanwhile, an Amtrak crew waits for the chance to move the ou... (more)

Due to reasons unknown to me, contractors doing work around the TEXRail line took quite an interesting approach getting their truck across the track causing delays with TEXRail trains. Joking asid... (more)

A derailment on the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Tifft Yard in Buffalo, New York lead to an extensive and rapid clean up. A cut of tank cars found their way off the rails at the interchang... (more)

The Closest of Calls!: After building their train and pulling through the wye, the OCS train comes to a brief stop on a quiet portion of Sixth Street. As it sits in the street, a bold ... (more)

The remains of the Feb 28th wreck where one car derailed, and was dragged for a while, tearing up a few miles of track, before the train came to a stop, with about 7 cars derailed on and around th... (more)

BCOL C44-9WL 4644 sits eerily quiet on its side after a derailment on train M310 on January 26th.

Plow derailment. Several days before the CP derailed their Russell plow. The plow was already removed but SOO 4423 and CP 5926 remained at the site.

A interesting move on a fright train. 118 rolls north through Belmont with a beat up D9W 9102 on a flat bed. If anyone has any info on what derailment it was involved in post a comment below.