Train wreck at Superior WV – photo by Howard Hutchison from my collection. The railroad calls this location Huger which is approximately three miles east of Welch WV on the N&W Pocahontas Divisi... (more)

During the early morning hours of February 13th, a UP Z train derailed in Normal, IL. The cleanup process was underway by this point. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. On another lucky ... (more)

NS 12N derailed in Gary, IN on the morning of December 23rd, 2020. Reports said that a total of 20 cars were on the ground with no injuries. Will 2020 ever end?

Transloading activities are underway on a four-car derailment that occurred on the east end of the bowl at IHB's Blue Island Yard. Tom Golden photo.

An eastbound UP freight between South St. Paul and Altoona piled up approximately 30 cars at the bottom of Knapp hill around 4 pm, Sunday, January 12. they took out the 190th St. crossing, a block... (more)

Just before midnight, crews from BNSF and Hulcher Services go about picking up BNSF Train at H PASKCK9 07, which derailed at MP 22 on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub. about 1900 this evening attributed pr... (more)

Just before midnight, crews from BNSF and Hulcher Services go about picking up BNSF Train at H PASKCK9 07, which derailed at MP 22 on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub. about 1900 this evening attributed pr... (more)

A contractor is in the process of rerailing several freight cars after an early morning derailment on the east end of the IHB's Gibson Yard. Tom Golden photo.

The CNW had a pretty good derailment on their Shoreline Division in Mequon, WI in March of 1985. As the derailment happened right along the Interstate, getting a photo was pretty much a quick stop... (more)

Oops! Just a minor problem here. The Soo Line (ex-MILW) has derailed a few freight cars near the 6th Street Viaduct in Milwaukee in May of 1989.

Around 10:30 am this day, CSX derailed 22 cars in the heart of town. Most of the town lost power and the local elementary school was evacuated due to no power and precautionary measures. This to d... (more)

A different angle of the derailment in Manchester, Ga... Notice in the distance, cars are being filled with grain from dump trucks that where part of the train that derailed.

Trains stay on the move, while CSX workers work to clean up after a derailment happened days earlier. Two cars derailed, the cars will be emptied of their contents and removed. This 3-Bay Covered ... (more)

Derailment...The Clean Up: CSX Q616 derailed in the early morning hours (approx. 4am EST) on March 8th, 2012. 27 cars hit the ground, but the 3 lead units along with 3 cars escaped w... (more)

CN Extra 316 left the tracks on August 4 damaging a few cars (due to a sun kink). These included two multilevels of 20 Hyundai's, a load of lumber, and a few wheat loads. The site was cleared on t... (more)