Indiana Train Derailments 2026

APPROXIMATELY 1406 THE 0630RBRCL11 ASSIGNMENT OPERATING GRW LOCOMOTIVES 313/300 DERAILED 9 CARS (POSITIONS 2 THRU 10) WHILE SHOVING WEST OUT OF D-YARD WITH 123 EMPTIES. THE CREW PULLED THROUGH THE LEADS AND INTO D-YARD FOR HEAD ROOM TO CLEAR THE TIN MILL LEAD SWITCH. THEY INTENDED TO SHOVE THE EMPTIES INTO I-YARD. A...

WHILE THE VAN JOB Y398 WAS PULLING CARS OUT OF 2 STRIP FROM THE WEST END, 2 CARS DERAILED AT THE 7BSWITCH CAUSING THE TRUCKS UNDER 2 CARS TO LEAVE THE RAIL AND STRIKE 2 CONTROL PANELS.

DURING NORMAL HUMPING OPERATIONS, CN 48941 WAS HUMPED INTO KC43, WHICH WAS LOADED WITH WHEELS. DUE TO THE WEIGH RAILS ONLY DETECTING APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE CAR'S WEIGHT INSTEAD OF BOTH ENDS, THE SYSTEM CLASSIFIED THE CAR AS A LIGHT CAR RATHER THAN A MEDIUM CAR. AS A RESULT, THE CAR EXCEEDED THE INTENDED SPEED CAU...

INRD Z47819 CREW WAS MAKING A SHOVE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE CSXT SOUTH WYE TO THE LIRC MAIN WHEN THE ENGINEER DECIDED TO GO FROM #2 THROTTLE TO #5 THROTTLE CAUSING A BUFFING FORCE TO DERAIL THE FIFTH CARIN THEIR TRAIN. INRD DAMAGES ESTIMATE = $159,000.

BE41 WAS PULLING CT64 EAST OUT OF THE BOWL USING THE SOUTH BYPASS TO SPOT THE CARS INTO THE CLEAN OUT TRACK FOR BE19. DURING THAT TIME THE SOUTH RAIL ROLLED CAUSING 9 CARS TO DERAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Y10125 SWITCHING CARS INTO N02. THE FIRST CAR KICKED INTO THE TRACK BRIX 97038 BYPASSED WITH THE BRIX98076. ADDITIONAL CARS WERE KICKED ON TOP OF THESE AT EXCESSIVE SWITCHING SPEEDS CAUSINGTHE BYPASSES CAR TO DERAIL.

WESTBOUND EMPTY COAL TRAIN DERAILED WEST OF EAST CHICAGO STATION DUE TO MICROBURST WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80MPH STRIKING AND KNOCKING OVER EMPTY COAL HOPPERS INTO CATENARY AND SIGNAL POLES ON THE ROXANA BRIDGE

EMPLOYEE UNCOUPLED CARS TO PUT A CAR IN THE SHOP AND THE EAST CAR ROLLED AWAY AND SLAMMED INTO CAR 201 AND 22 CAUSING CAR 22 TO DERAIL AND TEAR DOWN WIRE.

TRAIN CP2GPS.22 TRAVELING EAST ON MAIN 2 DERAILED THE REAR CAR LMIX416(LORAM BALLAST CLEANER) IT'S EQUIPPED WITH 4 POWERED AXELS AND CONVEYOR. THE SOUTH DIGGING WHEEL DROPPED WHILE PASSING CD508 DERAILING THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 POWERED AXELS AND ALL AXELS ON THE SUPPLY CAR.

THE BELT PACK ASSIGNMENT DERAILED 24 CARS ON THE NORTH HUMP. THE RCO HAD DOUBLED KN02 TO KN08 ON THENORTH HUMP. THE SWITCH AT BROADWAY WAS LINED FOR MOVEMENT ON THE NORTH HUMP. AFTER DOUBLED TOGETHER, SHOVED INTO KN08 TO CLEAR CROSSOVERS WHILE WAITING FOR RCO AHEAD TO CLEAR THE HUMP. ONCE CLEAR, PULLED 134 CAR CUT U...

T201 PULLED INTO N4 IN THE FORT WAYNE YARD. THEY PULLED 28 CARS UP TO SET OVER TO N6. WHILE DOING SO, THE ENGINEER RAN THROUGH THE N1 SWITCH. THEY STOPPED TO CLEAR THE N4 SWITCH AND BEGAN SHOVING TOWARDS N6. THEY TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE THE CARS WENT INTO EMERGENCY. 8 CARS IN TOTAL DERAILED, 3 OF WHIC...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF TRACK CL06 THE 269.12 CONDUCTOR RECIEVED PERMISSION FROM THE RTC TO OPEN UP ATSTATELINE TO COME OUT AND MAKE A CUT ON THE COLEHOUR SET OFF. THE CONDUCTOR GOT OFF AND LINED HIS ROUTE OUT TO MAIN 3 AT STATELINE AND AS THE ENGINE WENT OVER THE EAST CROSSOVER SWITCH COMING OFF OF THE YARD LEAD THE E...

WHILE SHOVING A CUT OF CARS INTO EF05, THE BE47 EXPERIENCED A DERAILMENT AT THE FROG. NO ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT OF THE DERAILMENT.

DURING NORMAL SWITCHING OPERATIONS, CARS WC 21555, ATW 400562, CN624004, TILX 101359, TILX 101422, TILX 337370, AND TILX 337272 ALL DERAILED WHILE TRAVELLING OVER THE 22B POWER SWITCH. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED WHEEL MARKS ON THE BACK OF THE GUARD BAR. IT APPEARED THAT THE GUARD BAR SLIPPED INTO THE CHAIRS AND THEN...

CONDUCTOR WAS SHOVING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS CARS INTO INDUSTRY TRACK AND KNEW 14 WOULD FIT THEREFOREHE SHOVED CARS BACK INTO TRACK WITHOUT WATCHING THE SHOVE. CONDUCTOR MISCOUNTED HOW MANY CARS HE ACTUALLY HAD 15 AND THEY WOULDN'T FIT SO THEREFORE DERAILED. CONDUCTOR ADMITTED THAT HE DID MISCOUNTAND IT WAS HIS FAULT,

THE CREW WAS SWITCHING OUT CARS AND WAS PUTTING TOGETHER TWO CARS IN THE CURVE THAT THEY WERE HAVINGPROBLEMS WITH COUPLING WHEN THEY ENDED SHOVING AGAINST THEM AND THE RAIL LAID OVER AND THE CARS DERAILED. THE TRACK INSPECTOR WHO CAME OUT SAID THE CAUSE WAS BAD TRACK AND UNDERNEATH GROUND PROBLEMS.THE CUSTOMER WAS T...

BE47 SHOVING EAST INTO EF02 FROM THE WEST END WHEN 6 CARS DERAILED. THE DERAILMENT WAS CAUSED BY SNOW AND ICE BUILD UP DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY CLEARED SWITCH CAUSING POINT TO GAP OPEN. NO INJURIES.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING ISRR CUSTOMER ON THE VIP LEAD, THE CONDUCTOR RIDING THE REAR OF THE CUT PULLING OUT OVER CUSTOMER SWITCH NOTICED THE CARS NOT LOOKING RIGHT AND STOPPED THE MOVE. UPONINSPECTION HE FOUND 1 WHEEL OF THE TRAILING LOCOMOTIVE ON THE GROUND, 2 LEADING WHEELS OF THE 1ST LOADED CAR BEHIND T...

CREW WAS SHOVING LOADS INTO DAVIS TEAM TRACK TO PICK UP FIVE EMPTY CARS. WHILE SHOVING THROUGH THECURVE, THE 6TH CAR FROM THE POITNT OF THE SHOVE, LOADED COVERED HOPPER AEQX 816959, DERAILED DUE TORAIL SPREAD. THE TRAIN CONTINUED TO SHOVE APPROX 30FT BEFORE TYING ONTO THE PICKUP. THE CREW WAS STILL UNAWARE THAT THEY...

Y29402 PULLING 36 CARS FROM 008 CLASS, DERAILED LINES 13-16 WITH LINES. COUPLERS WERE BYPASSED BETWEEN LINE 12 AND 13 WHICH DERAILED ON THE NORTH CLASS LEAD NEAR THE 007 CLASS SWITCH.

AS A40891-18 WAS DEPARTING OUT OF KS06 AT WEST GATE, TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. TRAIN DERAILED AT LINES 16,17,20,21. GATX216457 DERAILED UPRIGHT B END 2 AXLES, BKTY151120 DERAILED UPRIGHT B END 2 AXLES, UTLX66989 DERAILED UPRIGHT B END 2 AXLES, GATX65200 DERAILED UPRIGHT B END 1 AXLES. INVESTIGATIONREVEALED WIDE GAU...

THE K90691-01 ASSIGNMENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING CARS OUT OF KC35 WHEN THE IRON PYTHON SYSTEMWAS ENGAGED, RESULTING IN A DE-TRUCKING/DERAILMENT EVENT ON THE SET OF TRUCK OF THE CN598036. AFTERFURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE CONDUCTOR RELEASED KC35 BACK TO THE EAST END COORDINATOR WHILE STILL I...

AT APPROXIMATELY 0752 0N 11/30/25 THE 0700-HMRCL12 WITH GRW 317 AND 3 LOADED LADLES DERAILED THE 1STCAR (LADLE 150) WHILE TRAVERSING THE 7D LEAD / FRONT DOOR - BACK DOOR SWITCH.

WHILE SWITCHING THEIR ORDER ON THE LAKEFRONT THE CLEVELAND CLIFFS CREW WAS SHOVING TOWARDS L09 AND USED EXCESSIVE THROTTLE CAUSING A BUFF FORCE DERAILMENT APPROXIMATELY 700' INSIDE THEIR FACILITY. ASA RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE IN TRAIN FORCES THE CREW CONTINUED TO SHOVE EAST TOWARDS THE LAKEFRONT YARD RESULTING IN THE...

CREW WAS SHOVING 27 EMPTY COAL HOPPER CARS WEST INTO TRACK 53 AT THE CLEVELAND CLIFFS EMPTY YARD WHEN THEY SHOVED THROUGH THE BUMPING POST AT THE END OF THE TRACK, DERAILING ALL WHEELS OF THE LEAD SETOF TRUCKS OF THE LEAD CAR, CSXT 400025. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UTILITYMAN PROTECTING THEPOINT FAILED TO INST...

THE Y39605 HAD COUPLED A CUT OF 28 CARS INTO 20 CARS THAT WERE ALREADY IN TRACK D07. THEY STARTED TOSHOVE WEST INTO THE TRACK WHEN FOUR CARS DERAILED. BROKEN RAIL AT THE FIELD WELD, EVERY CAR WAS DERAILED WEST OF THE BROKEN RAIL, EVERYTHING WAS ON THE RAIL EAST OF IT.

THE KOLO2 CREW STARTED PULLING SOUTH AFTER RESTORING THE EAST VAN JUNCTION SWITCH AND DERAIL. AFTERTRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10-12 CAR LENGTHS, THE TRAIN BECAME HARD TO PULL. THE CREW STOPPED AND VERIFIED THE 2ND LOCO WAS LOADING PROPERLY, AND AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS, THE CONDUCTOR WALKED THE TRAINAND FOUND THE REAR...

WHILE PULLING INTO RT10 THE CN CREW WORKING A440 DERAILED THE 3,4, AND 5TH CAR IN THEIR TRAIN. THEREWERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS DERAILMENT.

WHILE SHOVING TOWARDS THE HUMP WITH RT11, THE BE42 DERAILED 4 CARS DUE TO ROLLED RAIL. RAIL ROLLEDUNDER MOVEMENT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RAIL SECUREMENT CAUSED BY WRECKING CONTRACTOR EQUIPMENT TRAVERSING THE TRACK PREVIOUSLY.

DN31.14 A RCO YARD SWITCHING CREW PULLING WEST OUT OF EW05 IN EAST WAYNE YARD EXPERIENCED A DERAILMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES

DL03 REMOTE CONTROL JOB WAS PULLING EAST WITH A CUT CARS 30 LOADS AND 55 EMPTIES 6506 TONS 6351 FEETOUT SC06 WHEN LINES 45 THROUGH 49 DERAILED DUE TO COMMUNICATION LOSS BETWEEN REMOTE CONTROL LOCOMOTIVE AND RADIO SIGNAL.

WHILE APPROACHING WASHINGTON STREET, THE ENGINEER OBSERVED INDIVIDUALS LYING WITHIN THE GAUGE OF THERAIL. AN EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION WAS INITIATED, BRINGING THE TRAIN TO A STOP NEAR THAT LOCATION. THE INDIVIDUALS FLED THE SCENE ON FOOT PRIOR TO ANY CONTACT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 4 CARS HAD DERA...

R98191-28 WAS PULLING A 109-CAR, LOADED PIG IRON TRAIN AND TAKING HEADROOM THROUGH BUFFINGTON YARD WHERE A WIDE GAUGE WAS ENCOUNTERED IN TRACK 3. AS A RESULT, THE RAIL ROLLED UNDER THE TRAIN CAUSING 13 CARS TO DERAIL UPRIGHT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND NO DANGEROUS GOODS WERE INVOLVED.

ON THE Y19016, MTZX 330678, MTZX 330673, MTZX 330691, MTZX 330664 PUNCHED OUT OF 013 (CLASS TRACK) IN THE BOWL OUT THE EAST END ONTO THE PULLER AND DERAILED IN THE DIRT.

AT 0310, ON AUGUST 16TH, 2025, THE 2230STRCL31 ASSIGNMENT DERAILED FIVE CARS WHILE YARDING THE EMPTYPIG TRAIN. THE 2230STRCL31 ASSIGNMENT WAS TWO REMOTE OPERATORS. THE CREW OPERATED GRW LOCOMOTIVES 311/226/318. THE CREW RELIEVED THE 1430STRCL21 WHO WAS YARDING THE TRAIN BUT RAN OUT OF TIME. THE CREW CUT TWO CROSSING...

ASSIGNMENT BE12.15 HUMPING RECEIVING TRACK 12 (INBOUND 18A.14 61X0X8266TX4265') DERAILED AXLE 1 ON CAR TILX337385 WHILE CAR WAS FREE ROLLING OVER 14 SWITCH IN GROUP 2 OF THE CLASSIFICATION YARD.

BRAKE BEAM ON 5TH CAR FROM NORTH END DROPPED CAUSING THE WHEEL FLANGE ON CAR TO TRAIL TOWARDS LEAD AT THE 2/LEAD FROG DERAILING THAT CAR.

NS TRAIN 18AB303, WHILE PULLING INTO THE RECEIVING YARD, TRACK RT15, THE CREW WAS PULLING IN AT A STEADY 9 MPH WITH NO BRAKING. AFTER GETTING 72 CARS INTO THE TRACK, THEY STARTED TO DERAIL AND DERAILED LINES 72 THROUGH 81 BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

M68608 TRAVELING EAST THRU GREEN CASTLE DERAILED LINES 36 THRU 61.

D96D105 SWITCHING CARS INTO LE11 AT EAST YARD MPD253. CARS ROLLED OUT OF TRACK LE11 DERAILING STSX 51050 ALL 4 AXLES AND R1, R2, L1, L2 ON B END OF NS 296282.

Y29423 TRAVELLING EAST OUT OF BOWL TRACK 025 DERAILED LINES 6/7/8 THROUGH THE 024 AND THE 024/025 TURNOUTS. FOUND THAT WHEELS DROPPED IN BETWEEN THE GAUGE ROLLING ADDITIONAL RAIL AND EXASPERATING THEDAMAGE.

Y25006 PULLING CARS OUT OF HAWTHORNE YARD THE 2ND CAR IN THE TRAIN DERAILED AT THE BROKEN RAIL AND FELL OVER THE BRIDGE DOWN TO ROAD BELOW. TOTAL OF 6 CARS DERAILED (3LOADS 3 EMPTY)

Y29403 WHILE SHOVING FROM NORTH DEPARTURE INTO D01, DERAILED TWO CARS, LINES 19 AND 20 ON THE NORTHLEAD TRACK. WHILE SHOVING BACK, LOCOMOTIVES BEGAN TO SURGE DURING MOVE CREATING EXCESSIVE IN TRAINFORCES.

TRAIN 197L023 PULLING WEST OUT OF EW11 TRACK DERAILED 4 EMPTY CARS IN THE SNAKE TRACK WHILE BRINGINGTHEIR TRAIN TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE OKPT07-14 CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE A49291-15 FROM TRACKS KC 29, KC 31, AND KC 30.DURING THEIR BUILD AT APPROXIMATELY 2308 THEY DERAILED OVER THE 38A SWITCH WHILE PULLING WEST. THETRAILING WHEELS (EAST WHEELS) OF THE TTGX 705800 DERAILED AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 9 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE THE GATX 5001...

Y39623 WAS PULLING A CUT OF 38 CARS OUT OF CLASS TRACK 007 AND DERAILED 5 CARS ON THE EAST END OF THE NORTH CLASS LEAD.

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING EASTWARD INTO KN11 WHILE HOLDING 68 CARS WHEN THEY DERAILED THREE CARS. THE CAUSE OF THEINCIDENT WAS THE YARDMASTER WHO FAILED TO PRETECT THE SHOVE VIA THE CAMERA.

AT APPROXIMATELY 0520, TRAIN M641-17 EXPERIENCED A UDE AROUND THE 000Q82.9. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO RESTORE THE AIR AND PROCEEDED TO APPROXIMATELY THE 000Q86.2, WHERE THEY EXPERIENCED ANOTHER UDE. THE CONDUCTOR LOCATED A SEPARATION BETWEEN 35 AND 36, REPLACED THE KNUCKLE, AND THEN LOCATED LINE 45 THRU59 DERAILED.

AMTRAK TRAIN P97909 DERAILED THE LEAD AXLE OF THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE E/517 DUE TO ICE BUILD-UP IN THE FLANGE WAY. AMTRAK DAMAGES = $15,000.00