Arizona Train Derailments 2026

R SWE0091 29I PULLING OFF MAIN 1 TRACK INTO 4601 TRACK DERAILED 12 RAILCARS DUE TO DRAFT GEAR/MECHANISM BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE (INCLUDING YOKE). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

THE ILBDI-08 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON MAIN ONE WHEN THEY RECEIVED HOT BOX READINGS AT MP 919.5. WHILE BRINGING THE TRAIN TO A STOP, ENGINEER USED SPLIT SERVICE REDUCTIONS WHILE GOING INTO DYNAMIC BRAKES,HE INCREASED THE DYNAMIC BRAKES TOO RAPIDLY, CAUSING A SEVERE RUN IN SLACK ACTION EVENT, RESULTING12 CARS DERAILING.

HBELPHX326 SHOVING OTHER THAN MAIN TRACK DERAILED 4 RAILCARS DUE TO SWITCH NOT LATCHED OR LOCKED. NOHAZMAT RELEASE.

THE ZKCLB-03 WAS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND WHEN IT WENT INTO EMERGENCY DUE TO A BROKEN AXLE ON THE CSXD620087, CAUSING THE 27 CARS TO DERAIL.

THE MPXEP-31 WAS COMING TO A STOP AT MP 916.24 ON THE PHOENIX SUBDIVISION WHEN THE KRL370388 AND THEAOK726385 DERAILED DUE TO IMPROPERLY UTILIZING THE INDEPENDENT BRAKE.

THE YPX81R-09 WITH RCL OPERATOR ON THE HEAD END CONSIST RAN THROUGH THE MAIN/LEAD SWITCH AND THEN REVERSED MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SWITCH, RESULTING IN THE SMIX660511 AND THE TBOX665182 DERAILING.

TRAIN TRAVELING EASTBOUND CAME OUT OF 10MPH SLOW ORDER AND GOT UP TO 25MPH (REAR OF TRAIN WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.1 MILES EAST OF SLOW ORDER AT TIME OF DERAILMENT). LOCOMOTIVES AND A FEW OF THE CARS ON THE HEAD END HAD CLEARED AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY.

203-08 HEADED WEST DERAILED REAR CAR DUE TO WIDE GAUGE. REAR CAR DRUG WHILE DERAILED CAUSING TRACK DAMAGE.

H-BELPHX1-05A SHOVING DERAILED 6 RAILCARS AND STRIKING AND DERAILING 1 RAILCAR ON A DIFFERENT TRACKDUE TO ENGINEERING DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

LSWE006121 SHOVING YARD TYPE TRACK AND DERAILED 3 RAILCARS DUE TO BROKEN RAIL - DETAIL FRACTURE FROMSHELLING OR HEAD CHECK. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

LKP36-21 WAS SHOVING 69 CARS INTO THE SPV INTERCHANGE TRACK WHEN THE HEAD 3 CARS AND 3RD LOCOMOTIVEDERAILED DUE TO TRACK ISSUE

RSWE003910 SHOVING INDUSTRY TRACK DERAILED 4 RAILCARS DUE TO WIDE GAGE (DUE TO DEFECTIVE OR MISSINGCROSSTIES). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

MATCAD-16 TRAVELING WEST DERAILED 12 CARS WHILE TRAVELING OVER MP69.4. A TOTAL OF 5 CARS ARE ON THEIR SIDE, 3 EMPTIES AND 2 LOADS, INCLUDING A LOADED AUTO RACK. THE DERAILMENT AT MP 69.4 WAS CAUSED BY A ROADBED DEFECT ON A BALLAST DECK BRIDGE. THE TRACK STRUCTURE WAS INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED, WITH APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FE...

AZER 202-12 ENCOUNTERED AN UNDESIRED EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION OPERATING ON THE MAIN TRACK ON THECLIFTON SUBDIVISION. UPON INSPECTION, 12 CARS FOUND DERAILED. LINES 20-31 OF 82 CARS. TRACK AND CARDAMAGES, NO LOST/DAMAGED LADING OR HAZMAT SPILLS. ENGINEER WAS TRAVELING 31 MPH IN A 25 MPH, MADE ATOO RAPID ADJUSTMENT...

WHILE BUILDING THE MRIEPX-23 AT RILLITO, CREW RAN THROUGH A SWITCH WHILE SHOVING TRAIN SOLID. THAT FINAL MOVE SET THE TRAIN, AND CREW WAS RELIEVED ON HOURS OF SERVICE AT THAT LOCATION. THE NEXT OUTBOUND CREW BEGAN DEPARTING AND 3 CARS DERAILED ACCOUNT OF THE SWITCH UNDER THEIR TRAIN BEING LINED THEWRONG WAY.

YPHX302113 SHOVING YARD TRACK SHOVED THROUGH A SWITCH, REVERSED DIRECTIONS AND DERAILED 3 RAILCARS DUE TO SHOVING MOVEMENT, MAN ON OR AT LEADING END OF MOVEMENT, FAILURE TO CONTROL AND SWITCH IMPROPERLY LINED. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

C-NAMSPT0-09D PULLING ON INDUSTRY MAINTAINED TRACK DERAILED 2 RAILCARS DUE TO IMPROPERLY LOADED CAR.THE RAILCAR WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY WHILE SHOWING LOADED. THE DP WAS PUSHING THE TRAIN OVER A HILL AND LIFTED THE EMPTY OFF THE RAIL. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

WESTBOUND TRAIN ZG2LC-23 DERAILED 14 CARS AT MP 751.6 ON THE GILA SUB DUE TO IMPROPER SUPERELEVATION. NO INJURIES.

YPHX368103 SHOVING YARD TRACK DERAILED 2 RAILCARS DUE TO  SWITCH PREVIOUSLY RUN THROUGH. NO HAZMAT RELEASE

SLHGMEM126A ON MAIN 1 TRACK DERAILED 1 RAILCAR DUE TO A BROKEN RIM. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.