Idaho Train Derailments 2026

CREW WAS PULLING INTO THE 115 TO CUT OFF THE REAR 26 CARS CLEAR OF THE MAINLINE. AS THEY WERE ABOUT10 CARS CLEAR OF THE SWITCH, CARS 21-24 WERE DERAILED. THE CREW STOPPED ALL MOVEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND REPORTED IT TO EIRR MANAGEMENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED TRACK FAILURE CAUSED DERAILMENT.

ON JUNE 25, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 HOURS, THE CREW ARRIVED AT SCOULAR GRAIN TO PERFORM SWITCHING OPERATIONS. THE 763 MAINLINE SWITCH AND DERAIL WERE ALIGNED TO PERMIT MOVEMENT INTO THE FACILITY.THE ROUTE FOR THE INSIDE (MIDDLE) TRACK WAS ALREADY ALIGNED. THE CREW REMOVED AN INITIAL CUT OF 16 CARS AND PULLED THE...

YPC20R-16 WAS SHOVING 89 CARS WESTWARD THROUGH RECEIVING 201, DISCOVERED BY THE POCATELLO MECHANICALCAR DEPARTMENT THAT HANDBRAKES WERE NOT RELEASED RESULTING IN THE DERAILMENT.

MSPOLAU116A ON MAIN 2 TRACK DERAILED 01 RAILCAR DUE TO COUPLER RETAINER PIN/CROSS KEY MISSING. NO CREW INJURIES REPORTED. NO HAZMAT RELEASE

ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:52 AM, THE EAST BELT CREW NOTIFIED EIRR MANAGEMENT THAT WHILEPULLING NORTHBOUND OUT OF TRACK 733 WITH ONE LOCOMOTIVE AND NINE RAILCARS, THE LAST THREE LOADED CARS DERAILED AND OVERTURNED. THERE ARE NO INJURIES OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INVOLVED.

ACCORDING TO THE UP'S INVESTIGATION, THEIR TRAIN CREW HAD TRIED TO MAKE A HOOK BUT THE JOINT DIDN'TMAKE AND THE CARS WEREN'T STRETCHED TO INSURE IT MADE. THIS CAUSED 47 CARS TO RUN OUT OF BVRR'S TRACK 404 AND THE REAR 4 CARS TO DERAIL AT THE WEST END OF THE NAMPA YARD AT THE SWITCH POINT DERAIL. UPHANDLED CLEAN UP,...

THE YPC01-28 WAS PULLING A CUT OF CARS EASTWARD FROM TRACK 108 THROUGH TRACK 115 WHEN TWO CARS DERAILED UPRIGHT. DUE TO SETTING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR AND DYNAMIC BRAKES TRAVELING 7 MPH, CAUSED THE EMPTIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CUT TO DERAIL WHEN LOADS ON THE REAR SLAMMED THE EMPTIES PINCH OUT.

EIRR DAY JOB WAS PULLING EAST OUT OF TRACK 743 IN KIMBERLY IDAHO WITH 2 RAILCARS AND 3 LOCOMOTIVES.THE TRAIN STARTED TO DERAIL AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE ASH ST N CROSSING. THE TRAIN WAS TRAVELING AT10 MPH AND HAD A 20 POUND SET ON THE AUTOMATIC WITH THE INDEPENDENT BRAKE RELEASED. THE TRACK DID HAVE SOME GAUGE AND H...

TRAIN CREW OF THE LCT45-12, UP9909 WERE SHOVING INTO THE UPPER STORAGE TRACK WHEN A LOUD NOISE AND ASUDDEN JOLT WAS EXPERIENCED. AFTER THE CONDUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE ENGINEER TO STOP THE MOVEMENT, THECONDUCTOR DISMOUNTED THE EQUIPMENT TO DO AN INITIAL INSPECTION. THE CONDUCTOR SAW MULTIPLE CARS DERAILED AND THERE IS D...

THE MDIPC-29, UP7259 WAS PULLING A CUT OF CARS OUT OF TRACK 8 SOUTHWARD TO THE MAIN TRACK WHEN THE BNSF460807 TRAVERSED A SECTION OF BROKEN RAIL, DERAILING ONE SET OF TRUCKS, DAMAGING THE TRACK. **EASTERN IDAHO RAILROAD, INC TRACK DAMAGE =$12,588.32**

ON SEPTEMBER 16TH 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 0001, THE EIRR NSX CREW NOTIFIED LOCAL MANAGEMENT THEY HADA SEVEN CAR DERAILMENT IN JEROME, ID, MP 47.45. WHILE PULLING THROUGH THE CROSSOVER SWITCH, THE TRAIN CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, POPPING A CAR UP ON THE SWITCH POINT AND DERAILING A CAR WHICH IN TURN PULLED 3 CARS ON TO T...

CREW WAS PULLING UP THE WEST END OF THE MINIDOKA 116 WHEN THE 28TH CAR IN THE CONSIST PICKED THE POINT ON THE SWITCH. THE CAR HAD A SHARP FLANGE BUT WAS NOT CONSIDERED FRA CONDEMNABLE. THERE WERE ALSONO DEFECTS ON THE SWITCH POINT. TRAIN HANDLING WAS NOT AN ISSUE EITHER. DOWNLOAD SHOWED THE ENGINEER WAS IN THROTTLE...

ON AUGUST 15, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00, EIRR MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF A DERAILMENT IN MINIDOKA,ID NEAR MP 0.25 ON THE TWIN FALLS SUBDIVISION. THE EIRR RUPERT CREW WAS SHOVING FOUR CARS INTO TRACK 117 ON THE EAST END OF THE YARD WHEN THE REAR THREE CARS HAD DERAILED. ONE OF THEM FLIPPED ON IT'SSIDE, LEADING TO I...

MSBPC 28 PULLED TRACK 6 SOUTH OUT OF RAIL AND WERE LINED AND SHOVING BACK INTO TRACK 7 WHEN THE RAILJUST NORTH OF THE SOUTH 2 SWITCH ON THE LEAD BROKE AND CAUSED FOUR CARS TO BE DERAILED. **EASTERN IDAHO RAILROAD TRACK COST = $16,234.68)**

ON JUNE 10TH 2025, AT 1508, THE ASHTON TURN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AT MP 42.6 ON THE YELLOWSTONE SUB WITH ONE LOCOMOTIVE, TWO EMPTIES AND THIRTEEN LOADS WHEN THE REAR FIVE CARS IN THEIR TRAIN DERAILED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEADING END OF THE THIRTEENTH CAR IN THE TRAIN WAS THE FIRST TO DE...

ON APRIL 24, 2025 AT 1325, THE EAST BELT CREW WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AT MP 25.4 ON THE EAST BELT SUB WITH ONE LOCOMOTIVE AND TWO LOADED RAILCARS WHEN BOTH RAILCARS IN THEIR TRAIN DERAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM A LOW SPOT IN THE TRACK ON THE LOW SIDE OF A CURVE THAT CAUSED THE RAILCARS T...

ON APRIL 1ST, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, THE ASHTON TURN WAS PULLING 13 LOADS WITH 1 LOCOMOTIVE OUT OF THE SOUTH 760 TO THE YELLOWSTONE MAIN IN ASHTON IDAHO WHEN THE 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH CARS DERAILED. THE 2ND AND 3RD CARS TIPPED OVER ONTO THEIR SIDES. THE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM WIDE GA...

WHILE LINING THE ROUTE FROM SHORT 2 TO THE ICEHOUSE, YNA12-20 CONDUCTOR LINED THE SHORT 2 SWITCH AGAINST HIMSELF AND THEN RAN THROUGH IT. RESULTED IN 3 CARS DERAILING.

ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:20, THE EIRR SCOCORN TRAIN WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A DERAILMENT NEAR MP 39.35 ON THE NORTHSIDE SUBDIVISION IN JEROME, IDAHO.THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR HAZMAT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF DERAILMENT...

BVRR BOISE LOCAL WAS SHOVING A CUT OF 24 LOADED CARS INTO A TRACK WHEN LINES 16-20 DERAILED. WIDE GAGE WITH INSUFFICIENT TIES JUST BEFORE ENTERING ALLUMBAUGH CROSSING CAUSED THE RAIL TO ROLL, DERAILING CARS. MOVEMENT WAS STOPPED AND MANAGERS NOTIFIED. NO INJURIES AND NO SPILLS.