California Train Derailments 2026

S-LPCLBT1-07N ON MAIN 1 TRACK WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN 31 RAILCARS WERE BLOWN OVER IN A SUDDEN STORM WITH EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION - EXTREME WIND VELOCITY. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

LOI21-31 CREW WAS SHOVING WEST DOWN 901 INTO 802 AS THE DTTX620643 INTERMODAL CAR CLEARED THE 802/801 SWITCH THE C/B WELLS ON DTTX620643 DERAILED DUE TO TRACK CONFIGURATION. **INDUSTRY MAINTAINS TRACK**

HBARRIC125 SHOVING YARD TRACK DERAILED 6 RAILCARS DUE TO AUTOMATIC BRAKE, EXCESSIVE. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

CREW WAITED FOR THE EAST CREW TO PULL TRACK 15 EAST TO CLEAR THE 14/15 CROSSOVER SO THEY COULD COMEOUT AND COUPLE TO THE WEST END OF 15. AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE CREW COUPLED TO THE WEST END OF 15,PUMPED UP THE AIR AND BEGAN PULLING WESTWARD. AS THE LOCOMOTIVE PULLED STRAIGHT THROUGH ON TRACK 15AT THE 15/16 CROSSOVE...

MRVWC-17 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF YARDING IN TRACK 314 AND DERAILED. THE TRAIN PULLED UP THE PORTION OFTHE CUT BEHIND THE MID TRAIN DP AND MADE A CUT IN THE CLEAR. THEY PULLED UP AND THEN SHOVED THE DPUNIT INTO A CLEAR TRACK. NEXT, THEY PULLED UP TO CLEAR THE SWITCH, AND THE CREW BEGAN SHOVING IN TRACK 401 TO SET OUT T...

TRAIN IOANP-06 WAS MAKING NORTHBOUND MOVE ON MT2. EMPLOYEE LINED POWER SWITCH UNDER TRAIN AND INSTRUCTED ENGINEER AHEAD, AT WHICH POINT A SINGLE LOCOMOTIVE UNIT DERAILED. TRAIN MOVEMENT WAS STOPPED.

Y-SDG9021-06A PULLING ON SINGLE MAIN TRACK DERAILED 4 RAILCARS DUE TO VANDALISM OF TRACK OR TRACK APPLIANCES, E.G., OBJECTS PLACED ON TRACK, SWITCH THROWN, ETC. TRANSIENT THROUGH A SWITCH UNDER THE MOVING TRAIN AND THE DERAILED RAILCARS STRUCK A BRIDGE. NO HAZMAT RELEASE. THE HARBOR POLICE REPORT# 26-01879

CREW RAN LITE ENGINE DOWN S2 TO 31. AFTER HOOKING UP TRACK 31 N/S, CREW WAS TOLD THEY WERE LINED UPINTO THE BO TRACK. AS THE CREW TRAVERSED THE WEST SWITCH OF THE EAST CROSSOVER IN THE THROAT, THE SWITCH POINTS MOVED UNDER THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE REAR TRUCK DERAILED. TWO BAYS OF THE FIRST CAR BEHIND THE LOCOMOTIVE AL...

MOVING LOCOMOTIVES FROM TRACK 13 TO TRACK 12. LEAD LOCOMOTIVE UP2643 WENT THROUGH SWITCH NOT LINED FOR THEIR MOVE. MOVE TEAM THEN BACKED UP TO RETURN TO TRACK 12 WHEN UP2643 DERAILED PLACING TRACTIONMOTORS #3 THRU #6 ON THE GROUND.

Y WAT2361 16A WAS SHOVING THE S ALTLBE1 12A ARTICULATED RAILCARS TO LBE WHEN LINES 11/12 DERAILED ATTHE LBY 6/7 SWITCH DUE TO SWITCH POINT WORN OR BROKEN DERAILING 2 ARTICULATED RAILCARS AND ROLLINGTHE ADJACENT RAIL, DERAILING A 1 SINGLE RAILCAR NOT PART OF THE SHOVE.  NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

YBAR101210 RCO HUMPING RAILCARS HAD A TRAINMASTER OVERRIDE A STALL FEATURE AND DERAILED A RAILCAR AND DAMAGE ANOTHER. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

QSTLSCO624 ON MAIN 1 TRACK DERAILED 1 LOCOMOTIVE DUE TO THERMAL CRACK, FLANGE OR TREAD ( LOCOMOTIVE). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

G-SURFRS2-07A DERAILED 1ST AND THE 2ND LOCOMOTIVE IN THEIR LIGHT ENGINE CONSIST THE, BNSF 7609 AND 7439 AT THE 5502 SWITCH DUE TO SWITCH POINT WORN OR BROKEN. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

ON 4/10/2026, AT 10:55PM, ON THE VENTURA SUBDIVISION, AT MP 456.1, UPRR MGMGM41026 DERAIL ITS 6TH CAR COMING OUT OF GEMCO YARD LEAD ON MT1, WHEN THE WHEEL ON THE CAR PICKED THE SWITCH POINT OF THE 5XSWITCH.

WHILE TRAVELING EAST, 40 RAILCARS DERAILED ON THE MAINLINE IN MECCA, CA ON THE YUMA SUBDIVISION. THEENGINEER HAD TAKEN MANUAL CONTROL TO REDUCE SPEED FOR TURNOUT AT SP637. HE HAD JUST COME OUT OF LIGHT DYNAMICS AND SLOWLY WORKED TO T3. TIR INDICATESTRACK DISTURBANCE AT MP 634.33, 5,170 FEET PRIOR TO THE UNDESIRED EM...

YWC25R-09 WAS SHOVING DOWN TRACK 925 WHEN THE HERDER LINED THE 363A CROSSOVER UNDERNEATH THEM DUE TOTHE HERDER BOARD NOT SHOWING A PRESENCE DETECTED, RESULTING IN THE DERAILMENT OF FOUR CARS.

HBARPAS202 PULLING ON YARD TYPE TRACK DERAILED 7 RAILCARS DUE TO THROTTLE (POWER), IMPROPER USE ANDTHROTTLE (POWER), IMPROPER USE. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

GMP2OK-26 DERAILED 19 CARS AT 327.3 WHERE THE TRACK SUBGRADE HAD BECOME SOFT AND UNSTABLE. STANDINGWATER AND FOULED BALLAST DIMINISHED THE CURVE ELEVATION, EFFECTING THE CROSS-LEVEL RATE OF CHANGE, CAUSING A TWIST CONDITION IN THE CURVE SPIRAL. ADDITIONALLY, FOULED BALLAST ACCELERATED THE RATE OF TIE DETERIORATION A...

YWC36R-18, LOCOMOTIVE UP1647 WENT INTO UDE WHILE PULLING EAST TOWARDS PEPPER AVE DUE TO WATER BEINGIN THE COMPRESSOR AND A DRYER LINE DISCONNECTED. SLACK RAN INTO THE TRAIN AT THE LADDER CROSSOVERS,CAUSING 6 CARS TO DERAIL.

WHILE SWITCHING IN EL CENTRO YARD, THE LOE34-18 RAN THROUGH THE 14/15 CROSSOVER SWITCH AND WHEN THEYPULLED FORWARD, CAUSING 6 CARS TO DERAIL.

Y-PSW01-1-17A PULLING ON SINGLE MAIN TRACK IN RESTRICTED LIMITS DERAILED 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 1 RAILCARDUE TO GRAVEL AND DEBRIS OVER THE RAIL AT A HGX. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

MBARSJC111 LIGHT ENGINES SHOVING YARD TRACK STRUCK A MOVING L CAL1161 11F DUE TO SHOVING MOVEMENT, MAN ON OR AT LEADING END OF MOVEMENT, FAILURE TO CONTROL, DERAILING 7 RAILCARS. NO HAZMAT RELEASE

YBAR2062 03A RCO DERAILED 2 RAILCARS DUE TO INDEPENDENT (ENGINE) BRAKE, IMPROPER USE (EXCEPT ACTUATION) (H023). WHEEL LIFT OCCURRED WHILE STOPPING. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

YST11R-02, UP726 WAS PULLING A CUT FROM TRACK 203 WHEN BROKEN RAIL CAUSED THE DERAILMENT OF 4 CARS AND 1 LOCOMOTIVE.

RCAL501108 LIGHT POWER SHOVED THROUGH A SPLIT POINT DERAIL, TACKED ON 5 RAILCARS, PULLED AHEAD AND DERAILED 5 RAILCARS DUE TO SHOVING MOVEMENT, MAN ON OR AT LEADING END OF MOVEMENT, FAILURE TO CONTROL. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

Y-BAR2062-04A RCO WAS HUMPING RAILCARS INTO YARD TRACK AND DERAILED 2 RAILCARS DUE TO BYPASSED COUPLERS. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

U-VVCVRN0-01T WAS PULLING ON INDUSTRY TRACK AND DERAILED 1 RAILCAR AND 3 LOCOMOTIVES DUE TO BOTTOM OUTLET CAR DOOR OPEN. CAUSED DAMAGE TO INDUSTRY TRACK AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BNSF TRACK AND BNSF SIGNAL. CEMEX OWNS THE RAILCARS AND DOES THE INSPECTION ON RAILCARS. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

Y WAT1021 30A SHOVING YARD TYPE TRACK ON A CURVE DERAILED 5 RAILCARS DUE TO INDEPENDENT (ENGINE) BRAKE, IMPROPER USE (EXCEPT ACTUATION) (H023). NO HAZMAT RELEASE. NO INJURIES.

ZG4CI-28 WAS PULLING THROUGH TRACK 803 WRAPPING AROUND THROUGH THE 801 WEST LEAD TO THE 24/120 LINEDINTO A2 FOR HEAD ROOM. AS THEY WERE SPOTTING THE REAR IN 803, TRAIN DERAILED 18 CARS AND ONE LOCOMOTIVE AROUND THE CURVE DUE TO FAILURE TO ALLOW BRAKES TO FULLY RELEASE BEFORE PROCEEDING.

LATHROP INTERMODAL FACILITY TWO CAR-TECHS WORKING ON TRACK 805 CHANGING OUT A WHEEL. CAR-TECH MISSEDWHEEL NOT PROPERLY SEATED ON THE RAIL. SWITCHING CREW WENT TO PULL THE TRACK AT THAT TIME AND THE WHEEL DERAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRACK AND SWITCH. POST INVESTIGATION DETERMINED TRACK 805 IS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND...

DERAILMENT. IOANP-12, UP7224 ENCOUNTERED A BROKEN RAIL RESULTING IN THE DERAILMENT OF 6 RAILCARS.

SLBTLPK104 PULLING ON MAIN 1 TRACK DERAILED 7 ARTICULATED RAILCARS DUE TO LATERAL DRAWBAR FORCE ON CURVE EXCESSIVE, TRAIN HANDLING . NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

ZLCTM-23 DERAILED AT MARCEL WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE MOJAVE SUB. THE MRVEP-22 WAS STOPPED IN THE SIDING AND HAD 5 CARS DAMAGED DUE TO DERAILED CARS FROM THE ZLCTM-23 MAKING CONTACT WITH THE MRVEP-22. THE MRVEP-22 DID NOT HAVE ANY CARS DERAILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVEREDTHAT A BNSF TRAIN...

HBARWAT120 PULLING ON YARD TRACK DERAILED 4 RAILCARS DUE TO INDEPENDENT (ENGINE) BRAKE, IMPROPER USE(EXCEPT ACTUATION) (H023). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

WHILE YARDING THEIR TRAIN THE INPOA-11 WAS TRAVELING NORTH (SHOVING) THROUGH TRACK 59. THEY STOPPEDTHEIR TRAIN TO GET THEIR LINEUP ON THE NORTH END. WHILE DOING SO THE CONDUCTOR LINED TRACK 59 AGAINST THEIR MOMENT AND BROUGHT THE TRAIN THROUGH THE SWITCH CAUSING A RUN THROUGH SWITCH. THEY THEN NEEDED TO WYE THEIR PO...

THE EASTBOUND MRVGR-09, UP8162 WAS MAKING A CROSSOVER MOVEMENT WHEN TRAIN WENT INTO UDE. UPON INSPECTION, 5 DERAILED CARS WERE FOUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. ALL MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS WERETO STANDARD WITH NO EXCEPTIONS, A ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS WERE TO STANDARD WITH NO EXCEPTIONS, NO TRAIN HANDLING EXCE...

W SBDSBD1 08 SHOVING UP HILL DERAILED 1 RAILCAR DUE TO SUPERELEVATION IMPROPER, EXCESSIVE, OR INSUFFICIENT. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

YCI20-02 STRING LINED DERAILMENT WHILE PULLING THE LAST TRACK 801 TO BUILD THE ZCIG4. DERAILING 4 SPINE CARS (TTRX360677, TTAX355031, TTAX553814, TTRX360491) ON THE RAMP LEAD DUE TO TRAIN HANDLING.

H BARWAT1 25A PULLING ON YARD TYPE TRACK IN A CURVE DERAILED 8 RAILCARS DUE TO FAILURE TO ALLOW AIRBRAKES TO FULLY RELEASE BEFORE PROCEEDING (H005). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

HMODBAR126 ON MAIN 2 TRACK WAS STRUCK BY AN AUTO NOT AT A HGX. 1 RAILCAR DERAILED, NO HAZMAT RELEASE. THE TRAIN CONTINUED ONTO UPRR TRACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH BNSF AND UP TRACK. 1 FATALITY

Y BAR2042 15A RCO WAS PULLING 35 RAILCARS OUT OF YARD TRACK WHEN THEY REPORTED DERAILING 10 RAILCARSDUE TO BROKEN RAIL - BASE. NO HAZMAT RELEASED

YBAR304212 RCO PULLING ON YARD TRACK DERAILED 4 RAILCARS DUE TO BUFFERING OR SLACK ACTION EXCESSIVE,TRAIN MAKEUP. LOADS ON REAR-END. 1 HAZMAT RELEASE, 45 GALLONS OF DENATURED ALCOHOL. NO INJURIES. NOEVACUATION.

BNSF TRAIN 4QKJMJJ-11 DERAILED 2 CARS AT BELLVILLE NEAR MP 339.11. DURING INVESTIGATION, THEY FOUNDTHAT 2ND CAR HAD PARTIAL LOAD STILL IN CAR AND DETERMINED CAR WAS IMBALANCED DUE TO PARTIAL LOAD SHOWING EMPTY. **BNSF EQUIPMENT DAMAGE =$9,985**

DUE TO HIGH WINDS IN THE AREA, IT CAUSED THE LOCK SECURING THE CHAIN BETWEEN THE CAR AND TRACK TO FAIL, RESULTING IN THE WIND PUSHING THE RAILCAR OFF THE END OF THE TRACK. NO TRACK DAMAGE.

CREW OF THE R-OKFS-03 WAS HEADED WEST BOUND WHEN THE TRAIN WENT OVER A MINOR HEAT KINK THAT HAD AN APPROXIMATE 2.5" SHIFT FROM DESIRED ALIGNMENT THAT WAS NOT OBVIOUS TO THE NAKED EYE. THE TWO LOCOMOTIVES AND THE FOLLOWING FOUR LOADED LUMBER CARS MADE IT OVER THE MINOR HEAT KINK WITHOUT ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THE 3 AXL...

MHKRV-30, UP8871 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE MAIN TRACK IN DUNSMUIR WHEN THE FRONT AXLE ON THE ARMN 170288 CAME OFF THE RAIL. THE MHKRV-30 CONTINUED SOUTH UNTIL THE CONDUCTOR ON THE MRVEU THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE DUNSMUIR SIDING AND PERFORMING A ROLE BY NOTICED THE CARS WAS ON THE GRAD AND ADVISED THEMHKRV-30 TO STOP....

YBAR308224 SHOVING YARD TRACK DERAILED 2 LOCOMOTIVES AND 1 RAILCAR DUE TO SWITCH POINT WORN OR BROKEN. NO HAZMAT RELEASE. NO INJURIES.

CREW COUPLED TO THE EAST END OF SUPPORT TRACK 4 AND WERE SHOVING 45 WESTBOUND LOADS INTO LOADING TRACK 12 TO A COUPLING ON WEST END. WHILE SHOVING INTO TRACK 12, THE CONDUCTOR WAS AHEAD OF MOVEMENT NEAR THE COUPLING ON TRACK 12 AND THE #3 AXLE ON ARTICULATED JOINT BETWEEN THE DTTX 742458 B AND C WELLS DERAILED AT TH...

CREW PULLED 38 LOADED CARS FROM THE WEST END OF TRACK 16 TO SHOVE TRACK 4 IN TTI LOADING YARD. WHILESHOVING EASTWARD THROUGH THE 14/15 CROSSOVER, THE LEADING WHEEL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE CLIMBED THE LEFT-HAND SWITCH POINT, FELL BEHIND THE SWITCH POINT AND DERAILED. THE A END OF DTTX 726959 WAS THEN DRAGGED OFF THE TRACK...

HBARPAS103 PULLING ON YARD TRACK UNKNOWINGLY DERAILED 1 RAILCAR DUE TO LATERAL DRAWBAR FORCE ON CURVE EXCESSIVE, TRAIN HANDLING COMING TO A STOP, CHANGED DIRECTIONS DERAILING 8 ADDITIONAL RAILCARS. THE DERAILED CARS ALSO DAMAGED RAILCARS IN AN ADJACENT TRACK. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.