Illinois Train Derailments 2026

Z-WSPLAC3-11U WAS STOPPED ON MAIN 1 TRACK AND DERAILED 3 RAILCARS DUE TO EXTREME WIND VELOCITY. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

33 EMPTY AUTO RACKS ON BNSF MAINTAINED INDUSTRY STORAGE TRACK BLEW OVER DUE TO EXTREME WIND VELOCITY. NO MAIN TRACK IMPACT. NO INJURIES. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

CREW WAS PULLING OUT AND NOTICED TWO CARS DERAILED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED A BROKEN RAIL.

ALS 203 CREW POKING SOUTH OFF THE LONG SIDE DERAILED THEIR 36TH,37TH, AND 38TH CARS WHEN THE DRILL LEAD SWITCH THREW UNDER THEIR TRAIN. THEY WERE MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH WHEN THE TRAIN WENT INTOEMERGENCY. ALS CONDUCTOR DISCOVERED THE DERAILMENT AND CALLED EASTBOUND YARDMASTER O. ROMAN. THE HOOK FOR THE DRILL L...

AT APPROXIMATELY 03:00 THE 15:59 SCID JOB WAS SWITCHING AT BEST FOODS AND SHOVING A TOTAL OF 17 CARSINTO THE INSIDE FENCE TRACK. THE CONDUCTOR WAS NOT ON THE POINT AND WAS WATCHING HIS SHOVE MOVEMENTFROM THE GROUND. THE REAR CAR (GABX 159317) STRUCK THE BUMPING POST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPINGPOST AND CAUSING THE...

Y-GAL3082-15A RCO WAS PULLING OUT OF YARD TRACK 2026 AND DERAILED 5 RAILCARS DUE TO THE RAILCARS HAVING BEEN BYPASSED. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 01:41, AN RCL MOVEMENT DERAILED WHILE PULLING SOUTH OUT OF TRACK 33 AFTER DOUBLINGONTO A CUT OF CARS AND PREPARING TO SHOVE THE MOVEMENT INTO TRACK 59. THE CREW REPORTED FEELING THESLACK RUN OUT AND OBSERVED THE MOVEMENT SLOWING BEFORE DISCOVERING THE DERAILMENT AFTER THE MOVEMENTSTOPPED. A TOTAL OF...

MNPIN-02 WAS DESCENDING OFF THE BRIDGE TOWARDS VALLEY JCT. WHEN THE TRAIN DERAILED ON ACCOUNT OF BROKEN RAIL AT A FIELD WELD, RESULTING IN 7 CARS DERAILING. A&S TRACK NOT INVOLVED. **TRRA MAINTAINS TRACK. TRRA TRACK DAMAGE =$92,000**

THE C73191-26 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE LIS POWER PLANT LEAD WHEN THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. WHEN THE CONDUCTOR WENT BACK TO WALK THE TRAIN HE FOUND AT LINE 51 CARS DERAILED WITH 2 CARS UPRIGHT AND 10 CARS ON THEIR SIDE. A TOTAL OF 12 CARS DERAILED DUE TO A WASH OUT OF THE CUSTOMERS LEAD DUE TOSIGNIFICANT WATER...

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHILE SHOVING INTO TRACK 23 A DERAILMENT OCCURRED AND WHILE PULLING OUT OF TRACK 23 5 TOTAL CARS WENT ON THE GROUND.

Z-ALTWSP2-16U REPORTED DERAILING 8 RAILCARS ON MAIN 2 TRACK DUE TO EXTREME WIND VELOCITY. NO HAZMATRELEASED.

Y-EOL3032-12A RCO WAS PULLED INTO YARD TRACK RUNNING THROUGH SWITCH THEN MADE A REVERSE MOVEMENT OVER SWITCH AND DERAILED 1 RAILCAR. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

Chicago Yard crew YC14, while switching Train 7, derailed on Main Track 8 at CP Taylor on the Chicago Subdivision. Axle's 3 and 4 on engine AMTK 341 and axles 1 and 2 on baggage car 61055.

Y-LPC1051-10A WAS SHOVING IN YARD TRACK AND DERAILED GOING THROUGH CROSSOVER SWITCH DUE TO SWITCH POINT BEING WORN OR BROKEN. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

MASPR27 (WESTBOUND 1MAIN) WAS STOPPED AT WAS BI JCT. AFTER THEY GOT THE SIGNAL TO PROCEED THEY RELEASED THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE AND THE REAR END OF THE TRAIN HAD ONLY INCREASED 2 PSI PRIOR TO INITIATINGMOVEMENT. THE CREW BEGAN TO STRETCH THE TRAIN WEST AND HAD LOST THEIR AIR AND WENT INTO EMERGENCY.THE CREW THEN REPORTE...

TRAIN #623 DERAILED WHEN BEING SHOVED INTO BLUE ISLAND COACH YARD

DURING THE PROCESS OF SHOVING CARS, THE ENGINEER APPLIED EXCESSIVE THROTTLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A 10LB BRAKE APPLICATION, WHICH LED TO THE DERAILMENT OF TWO RAILCARS.

Y-CHC3541-12A WAS SHOVING IN YARD TRACK AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE Y-CHC3511-12A DERAILING 2 RAILCARSDUE TO SHOVING MOVEMENT, ABSENCE OF MAN ON OR AT LEADING END OF MOVEMENT. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

CNARD9-04 DEPARTING SOUTH FROM 304 TRACK AND DERAILED 12 CARS UPRIGHT DUE TO BROKEN RAIL ON SOUTH LANDING PAD ON THE WEST RAIL.

Y-JOL2021-01 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A JOINT IN INDUSTRY TRACK AND STRUCK THE BUMPING POST ANDDERAILED 1 RAILCAR. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 04:20 THE K17-20 COUPLED TO 6 CARS ON 16 TRACK AT AFTON CHEMICAL AT 12MPH RESULTINGIN ONE CAR DERAILING OFF THE END OF THE TRACK.

ALTON AND SOUTHERN BOWL YARD CONTROLLER GAVE IMPROPER YARDING INSTRUCTIONS TO UP TRAIN MSPAS-17, RESULTING IN THE MSPAS-17 CREW MAKING A TOO RAPID BRAKE ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING 9 CARS TO DERAIL ON THE ALTON AND SOUTHERN A-WAY AND MAIN ONE AND TWO AT VALLEY JCT. TRRA INCURRED TRACK DAMAGE. **TRRA TRACK DAMAGE (INCIDENT N...

T301 HAD SHOVED INTO METRO 05. THE FIRST 16 CARS MADE IT INTO METRO 05 WITH NO ISSUES, IT APPEARS THAT THE 17TH CAR PICKED THE SWITCH DROPPING ONE SET OF TRUCKS ON THE GROUND (WFRX 865290), AND THE OTHER CARS NORTH OF IT STAYED ON THE RAIL WITH NO ISSUES.

THE CREW ADVISED THEY PULLED THROUGH THE F YARD THOROFARE WHEN THEY DERAILED TWO CARS AT FROG. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A WORN SWITCH POINT.

MASPR-13 WAS PULLING THROUGH THE YARD AND DERAILED 10 CARS DUE TO WORN TREAD ON CAR COER355016.

WHILE Y21508 WAS SPOTTING THE CHICAGO 59TH INTERMODAL RAMP, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO VERIFY DERAIL WAS INTHE OFF POSITION WHILE MAKING A SHOVE MOVEMENT INTO THE NORTH END TRACK TWO CAUSING 3 CARS TO DERAIL.

Y-GAL3022-06A RCO  WAS SHOVING ON THE HUMP LEAD TRACK AND DERAILED 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 6 RAILCARS DUE TO IMPROPER TRAIN MAKE-UP. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

BH41 YARDING BH20 PULLING WEST TO EAST DERAILED 3 CARS PULLING OUT CY01 UP THE EAST LEAD.

INDUSTRY 3 WAS SHOVING 11X3 DOWN THE MESSER LEAD WHEN THE MOVEMENT ENCOUNTERED A STRAIGHT BREAK IN THE RAIL. THIS CONDITION CREATED A GAUGE-SIDE MISMATCH BENEATH THE TRAIN, RESULTING IN THE DERAILMENTOF THE LEADING TWO CARS FORCING THE CARS DOWN AN UNINTENDED TRACK, COLLIDING INTO TILX 193082, ANDDAMAGING THAT CAR.

YPRIHB-28 ENGINEER UTILIZED IMPROPER TRAIN HANDLING TECHNIQUES BY APPLYING INDEPENDENT AND DYNAMIC BRAKE BEFORE AUTOMATIC BRAKE HAD DRAWN DOWN, CAUSING SIX CARS TO DERAIL.

THE MPRAS-26, UP2703 WAS AUTHORIZED PAST SIGNAL I019 TO PERFORM A REAR-END PICKUP. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILED TO LOCK FROM MAIN 2 TO THE 8 YARD LEAD, THE DISPATCHER INSTRUCTED THE CONDUCTOR TO PLACE THE SWITCH IN MANUAL OPERATION BEFORE MOVEMENT. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE REPEATED AND ACKNOWLEDGED; HOWEVER,DURING THE SHOVE,...

MYCAS-21 STOPPED AFTER PERFORMING A TRIPLE TO PLACE A REAR-END MARKER. DURING THE STOP, THE ENGINEERAPPLIED EXCESSIVE INDEPENDENT LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE FORCE, WHICH RESULTED IN ONE WHEEL CLIMBING THE RAILAND DERAILING. UPON DEPARTING THE YARD, THE DERAILED CAR WAS DRAGGED, CAUSING THREE ADDITIONAL CARSTO DERAIL.

THE A40791-20 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING NORTH ON TRACK CE03. AFTER ADVANCING APPROX. 3963 FT THETRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE 71ST CAR TILX519485 HAD DERAILED THE A END TRAILING TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CUT OF 31 CARS HAD BEEN SHOVED INTO THE TRACK BY YAR...

Y-GAL2082-19A WAS PULLING OUT OF YARD TRACK AND DERAILED 3 RAILCARS DUE TO WIDE GAGE. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

Y-JOL2021-17A PULLING WEST OUT OF JOLIET YARD ONTO MAIN TRACK 2 WHEN THEIR 15TH RAILCAR DROPPED BETWEEN THE RAIL DUE TO WIDE GAGE, CAUSING STRESS TO THE RAIL AND BREAKING IT, RESULTING IN A 6-CAR DERAILMENT WHEN PULLING ON STRAIGHT TRACK.  NO HAZMATRELEASED.

DURING HUMP OPERATIONS, 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 3 CARS DERAILED WHILE YR313-15 WAS SHOVING TRACK 001 TO THEHUMP UTILIZING THE AUTOMATED HUMP CONTROL SYSTEM. INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE (TTGX995171 CAR) DERAILED AFTER OPERATOR ACTIVATED THE HUMP INTEGRATION SYSTEM. DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM MANUALTO HCO THE CUT OF...

Y-GAL1082-28A RCO WAS PULLING OUT OF YARD TRACK 2030 AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE Y-GAL1052-28A RCOTHAT WAS BUILDING A TRAIN IN ADJACENT TRACK. Y-GAL1082-28A FAILED TO VERIFY CROSSOVER SWITCH AND DERAILING 2 RAILCARS. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

I02520, TRAVELING EAST ON THE ELSDON SUBDIVISION, DERAILED LINES 15-31 OF THEIR TRAIN AT DG 22. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THEIR TRAIN DOWN, A DISREGARD FOR TRAIN HANDLING RULES CAUSED EXCESSIVE SLACK ACTION AND BUFFING FORCES THAT CAUSED THE DERAILMENT.

Y-JOL2011-17A WAS SHOVING INTO INDUSTRY TRACK AND DERAILED 6 RAILCARS AND 1 LOCOMOTIVE DUE TO WIDE GAGE. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

M37615 RECEIVED FROM ALTON SOUTHERN IN INTERCHANGE, DEPARTED EAST OFF 1 MAIN CROSSING OVER TO 2 MAINWHEN CAR SIRX465118 DERAILED WHEELS 3 AND 4. AFTER INVESTIGATING, BEARING CLEARANCE PER TAPS MANUALTRUCK SET MEASURED AT 1/16TH INCH LEGAL IS 3/16 TO 5/16.

D46611 TRAVELING WEST EXPERIENCED UDE WHILE TRAVERSING DIAMOND AT CP RIDGE MAINTAINED BY NIRC. INSPECTION FOUND 5 CARS DERAILED, LINES 48-52 OF THEIR TRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED POINT OF DERAILMENTAT DIH 17.3 AND CAUSE OF DERAILMENT TO BE WORN TREAD OF WHEEL ON CAR DTTX 768670. IHB OWNS THE TRACK, HOWEVER CSX MAIN...

DB28 SWITCHING CUT DOWN THE CLASS LEAD DERAILED 8 CARS DUE TO GAUGE SPREADING UNDER MOVEMENT. THEREWERE NO INJURIES.

ON 2/5/26 APPROX. 09:48 DURING HUMPING OPERATIONS A LOADED FLAT CAR TTPX806170 OF PLATE STEEL DERAILED DUE TO THE LOAD SHIFTING ON TRACK 50 CAUSING THE CAR AHEAD OF IT NS163312 TO DERAIL AND TWO CARSDOWX067348 AND DOWX023421 ON THE ADJACENT TRACK 51 TO DERAIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO TWO CARS ON TRACK 52TTGX709976 AND TTGX...

YR312-30 HUMPING 001 IN HCO MODE INSIDE WAY DERAILED 7 LOADED AUTORACKS. WHILE SHOVING UP THE HILL,THE 6TH CAR FROM THE HUMP SET (UP2049 RCL-UP1748) DERAILED OVER BROKEN RAIL, CAUSING THE 5 BEHIND AND 1 IN FRONT TO DERAIL AS WELL.

POWERTON SWITCHER CREW WAS PULLING INTO POWERTON YARD WITH A 23X6 TRAIN. AS THE ENGINEER REDUCED SPEED TO ALLOW THE CONDUCTOR TO SAFELY DISMOUNT, HE OBSERVED THAT THE TRAIN SLOWED AND STOPPED MORE ABRUPTLY THAN EXPECTED. THE CREW INITIATED AN INSPECTION OF THE CONSIST. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT FIVE CARS—LOCATED...

WHILE SHOVING INTO FF39 THE BC03 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FAILED TO CONTROL THE SHOVE AND FAILED TO STOPSHORT AND MADE A TIE AT 10 MPH. THIS CAUSED BUFF FORCES TO LIFT THE CAR IN THE CURVE AND DERAIL.

THE CNRPW1-26 (UP 2537) WAS YARDING A COAL TRAIN AT CRESENT YARD WHEN THE CREW PULLED 44 CARS INTO THE TRACK AND PICKED A SWITCH LEADING INTO THE CUSTOMERS YARD, CAUSING A DERAILMENT. THE UP MIC CONFIRMED THE WHEELS WERE WITHIN STANDARD, AND A GAPPEDSWITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. **IMRR TRACK DAMAGE...

LOCAL UNIT TRAIN D24D621 DERAILED 3 CARS INSIDE OF THE INDUSTRY: LEGACY GRAIN COOPERATIVE(T40) AND 1ADDITIONAL CAR WAS DAMAGED.

YARD CREW DD03 PULLING WEST ON THE CLASS LEAD DERAILED 1 EMPTY CAR, SAMX011684 AT THE WESTBOUND 23 SWITCH DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE E45C SIDE FRAME.

L58591-14 HAD A HOLD OF 6 CARS 5 LOADS 1 EMPTY 710 TONS. THE CREW WAS SHOVING BACK INTO THE EAST PASS (MP90) WITH THE CONDUCTOR ON POINT. THE CONDUCTOR DID NOT NOTICE THE DERAIL ON THE EAST PASS ANDTHE TRAIN SHOVED APPROXIMATELY THREE CARS OVER THE DERAIL TURNING TWO CARS ON THEIR SIDE. HZGX 8541, UTLX 302728. ONE C...