Not a good way to start the afternoon. A UP trim job derailed earlier that afternoon. Several cars are off the ground and the tracks are torn up. Several trains waiting to leave to leave the yard ... (more)

A few cars from the loaded grain train came off the tracks in Ayer. Luckily there were no injuries or significant damage.

On April 30th, 2017 around 9:30 am, Canadian National Train A420 rear ended an Oil Train at Money, MS. CN SD60 #5465 was the lead Locomotive of A420, it still sits at Money, MS. Beside the main li... (more)

Oops, the derailment just north of Highway 138 in Cajon Pass. Heavy rains cause track damage in the area, requiring work crews to repair the track. As crews were working in the early morning hours... (more)

BN SD45 No. 6418, wrecked in a derailment near Skykomish, WA, in 1972, sits in the yard in a sad state. The SD45 is ex-NP No. 3618.

Genset Fail, a toasty ending from 2015 for BNSF 3GS21B 1280 seen at North Yard in Saginaw, Texas.

Less than 20 hours after Chesapeake Western's "Hot 70 car Grainer" had a car jump the track in "Boiler curve" some 20 cars behind the diamond, which then struck the trestle over Black's Run. The... (more)

As this grain train was arriving in Harrisonburg, Virginia today, an unfortunate derail occurred with several loaded grain cars hitting the ground. Traffic was blocked on the nearby Route 11 for ... (more)

Around 11:20 a.m. Friday May 5, 2017, BNSF 5906 & BNSF 8520 was on a SLCBKM0 33A headed south towards Foley, Missouri when it encountered a loaded dump truck at a private quarry entrance railroad ... (more)

A BNSF grain train loaded with corn from St. Cloud, MN to Kalama, WA derailed in front of one of the most photographed barns in rail photography about 6 AM May 1, 2017. 23 cars left the tracks wit... (more)

A BNSF grain train loaded with corn from St. Cloud, MN to Kalama, WA derailed in front of one of the most photographed barns in rail photography about 6 AM May 1, 2017. 23 cars left the tracks wit... (more)

I guess you could say Norfolk Southern's prototype DC to AC conversion locomotives are rather outstanding in their field! NS AC44C6M #4001 rests in a farm field after being righted following a der... (more)

If you believe the Rev. W. Awdry's theory that locomotives can talk to each other, I'm sure the conversation between 4001 and 1036 and passing trains on the main line is rather entertaining! Wait... (more)

I could have been much worse. On a rainy Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, the driver turned right as the train was approaching and missed the road, turning instead too soon and ending up on the... (more)

The most important information about this whole ordeal, is the fact that the crew made it out with only a few minor injuries. On April 15th westbound empty coal train 593 derailed at CP McVey in... (more)