Aftermath view of a derailment that took out both mains and a bridge on BNSF's busy Staples Sub early in the morning. It will be a few days until this line is open and running again. My RR vide... (more)

About 75 miles east of Reno Nevada. The westbound California Zephyr was struck by a empty gravel semi. I took this photo withen about 5 minutes of the train stopping. I ran to the front expecting ... (more)

DITCHED, part 1: THE AFTERMATH. On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, a southbound New England Southern light engine struck a patch of ice and toppled a full 130 degrees off the tracks ... (more)

Train derailment in Esquel due to strong wind. We were the first to give assistance with forest wardens

Woke up to a loud sound early this morning to find there had been a derailment. Just another average Monday!

The marker is still in place on the tail end of Grand Elk Train 302. Journal parts were found on the right of way about 50 yards in front of the Nine car derailment in Three Rivers, Michigan today... (more)

On Halloween night, an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe freight derailed in La Mirada, resulting in a pile-up and fire. Early the next morning, I skipped gym class (as I often did!) to head up to the s... (more)

Shortly before 6 a.m. on April 10th NECR's northbound train 323 hit a washout in Westminster VT along the Connecticut River. The lead unit made it over, and as you can see the trailing units weren... (more)

One worker discusses on the radio the state 6015 is in while another prepares to pump diesel fuel out. The 6015 and 6063 derailed when the axle on CP 6063 broke.

Derailed coal wagons at Alcácer. Due to this damage (the track is still being reconstructed), the Alcácer Bypass was put to service, and trains are avoiding this location.

One of the better wrecks I've seen in the BNSF yard. Hopefully no one was hurt.

The steady hand of an operator from Westside Shearing & Demolition rolls a tankcar on its side so scrapping can begin. A broken rail caused a 9 car wreck just south of this location on P&W's Norwi... (more)

Early in the morning of Dec. 6th 2009 a section of auto-racks on BNSF's MRICBAR straight-lined at Rowen while pulling off the siding. Later in the day UP's MRVWC passes the down autoracks & Rowen ... (more)

In a light drizzle CN track crews inspect a switch damaged in a derailment of a loaded ore train north of Two Harbors. The rear 8-10 cars on this train from Minorca derailed and ended up on their ... (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)