January 23, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 22, 2023) The Union Pacific main line over Tehachapi pass reopened late Saturday following the derailment of a train earlier in the day, BNSF reports in a customer notification on its website. The train involved was apparently a Union...
January 19, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Alaska Public Media, January 17, 2023) An Alaska Railroad freight train ran into avalanche debris on the tracks early Tuesday morning just south of Girdwood. Railroad officials said the impact derailed two locomotives, and partially derailed a third. Girdwood...
January 17, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Plumas News, January 16, 2023) A Union Pacific train derailed in the Feather River Canyon over the holiday weekend, but the remote area and the Highway 70 closure, is making it difficult to access. According to Plumas County’s Office of Emergency Services,...
January 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, January 11, 2023) The driver of a vehicle that was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Tennessee last month, resulting in a major derailment that was caught on camera, has been arrested. Full story: Railfan & Railroad...
January 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald Mail-Media, January 12, 2023) Norfolk Southern crews and contractors were clearing a 26-car derailment near Fairplay, Maryland, with no injuries or hazardous materials spills reported. Full story: Herald Mail-Media
January 11, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, January 10, 2023) A BNSF train carrying empty shipping containers derailed in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood Monday night, colliding with a Seattle City Light power station and downing several power lines. No injuries were reported. Full story:...
December 21, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTVC, December 20, 2022) COLLEGDALE, Tenn. — A train derailed in Collegedale early Tuesday afternoon after it struck a truck across the tracks carrying a 134-foot concrete bridge beam, according to Collegedale Police. Officials say two...
December 21, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KABC, December 20, 2022) A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Victorville early Tuesday morning, shutting down one of the two main railroad routes into and out of Southern California. No injuries were reported. Full story:...
November 4, 2022 | CN, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 3, 2022) CN crews are responding to a derailment that occurred yesterday in Paulina, Louisiana, involving one tank car that leaked hydrochloric acid, prompting an evacuation in the immediate vicinity. Full story: Progressive...
October 3, 2022 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Billings Gazette, October 1, 2022) A BNSF freight train derailed late Friday night outside of Bridger, and dozens of crew members have been onsite around the clock clearing the debris. Although neither of the two people onboard the train were harmed, an...
