Iowa Train Derailments 2026

YEG01-23 CONDUCTOR LINED WEST CROSSOVER SWITCH AND YARD TRK 1 SWITCH, THEN SHOVED CARS FROM TRK 100THROUGH THE YARD CROSSOVERS AND INTO TRK 1 RUNNING THROUGH THE EAST CROSSOVER SWITCH THAT HE FAILEDTO LINE. CONDUCTOR THEN CHANGED DIRECTION, PULLINGBACK OUT TOWARDS TRK 100, BUT THE CARS THAT WERE PAST THE CROSSOVERS...

Y-SIO3211-20 SHOVING ON YARD TRACK DERAILED 2 RAILCARS DUE TO SWITCH NOT LATCHED OR LOCKED PROPERLY.NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

MYCMT-18, WHILE PERFORMING A WORK EVENT, WAS SHOVING EASTWARD INTO CLINTON YARD FROM THE WEST END OFF MAIN TRACK 2 WHEN THREE CARS DERAILED. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED CAUSE WAS A HANDBRAKE THAT HADBEEN LEFT APPLIED ON AN EMPTY FLAT CAR AT GLOBAL3. THE APPLIED HANDBRAKE RESULTED IN THE WHEEL SLIDING INSTEAD OF ROL...

E-CEBBAM0-16A WAS SHOVING OFF MAIN 2 TRACK INTO YARD TRACK AND DERAILED 5 RAILCARS. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

MDMHN-12 EXPERIENCED AN UNDESIRED EMERGENCY APPLICATION OF AIR BRAKES AT MP 65.35 ON THE TRENTON SUBDIVISION. AT THE TIME OF THE UDE, TRAIN WAS BEING OPERATED IN SYNCHRONOUS MODE WITH HEADEND AND REMOTE IN THROTTLE NOTCH 2. TRAIN SPEED WAS 31 MPH. ENGINEER REPORTED OBSERVING A THERMAL MISALIGNMENT AROUND MILEPOST 67...

MCBDM-23, UP7607 WAS OPERATING WITH PTC/EMS ENGAGED IN T1/T1 AT 38 MPH, AND EXPERIENCED A UDE AT MP229.28. CREW REPORTED A BROKEN KNUCKLE 54 BACK AND A PASSING TRAIN REPORTED A BUCKLED CAR 118 BACK THAT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A TRUCK ON THE GROUND.DOWNLOADS INDICATE THERE WAS A TRAINLINE ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN THE TRAIN...

YMT01-17 WAS BUILDING MMTYC-17 ON THE EAST END OF MARSHALLTOWN YARD. THEY MADE THEIR FINAL PICKUP ONTRACK 11 AND BEGAN PULLING THE TRAIN EASTWARD TOWARD CPA149. DURING THIS MOVEMENT, THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY WITH APPROXIMATELY 13 CARS LEFT TO CLEAR THE BRIDGE SWITCH, BRINGING THE TRAIN TO A STOP. YMT01 CONDUCTE...

L57991-08 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT APPROX. MP 21.7 WHEN WENT INTO EMERGENCY AND FELT SEVERE SLACKACTION. CONDUCTOR MYERS WALKED BACK TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND 5 CARS DERAILED. ETHX 100279, SHPX 215168, CBTX 737341 & SHQX 71185 ON THEIR SIDE AND GATX 226087 UPRIGHT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSEWAS DUE TO WORN OR...

MSSNP-28, SHOVING INTO TRACK #13 FROM THE WEST AT BOONE YARD, DERAILED A TOTAL OF 8 CARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR TRAIN. CREW HAD AHOLD OF 101 CARS SHOVING EASTWARD AT 5 MPH WHEN THE LEADING WHEEL SET OF THE REAR TRUCK ON CAR TILX333303 DERAILED AT THESWITCH POINT THAT LEADS TOWARD TRACK #102. THE PODWAS AT THE SWITCH...

WHILE MAKING AN EASTBOUND SHOVE MOVE ON DU02, ENGINEER ON THE L58691-19 STATED THAT SOMETHING FELT OFF AND STOPPED THEIR MOVEMENT. THE CONDUCTOR CAME TO THE HEAD END AND FOUND THE TBOX 663982, TRGX 855080 & TRGX 855089 DERAILED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE TRACK RELATED.

L57191-13 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OUT IN FORT DODGE YARD. CREW WAS SHOVING WITH 46 CARS THROUGH NORTH 1 INTO HILL 3. AFTER LINING THE HILL 3 SWITCH AND RESUMED SHOVING THEIR TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. UPON INSPECTION CONDUCTOR FOUND 4 CARS DERAILED LEANING TOWARDS THE ISLAND TRACK. LINES 8-11CTCX 719079, CRGX...

M-MAXDMO1-26A TRAVERSING ON SINGLE MAIN TRACK AND DERAILED 15 RAILCARS DUE TO JOURNAL (ROLLER BEARING) FAILURE FROM OVERHEATING ON RAILCAR CRGX 7864. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

L54191-22 WAS OPERATING A GRAIN TRAIN THROUGH BY04. L534 WORKING THE YARD SAW THE L541 CARS DERAILING AND CALLED OUT TO 541 AT THE SAME TIME THEY LOST THEIR AIR AND CAME TO A STOP. 6 CARS DERAILED ONTHE SOUND END OF BY04. CAUSE WAS TRACK RELATED.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE GSNVKN-11, UP7498 HAD 7 CARS DERAIL DUE TO WIDE GAUGE IN TRACK#833 KEY CO-OP. THE CREW WAS PERFORMING A SHOVE MOVE THROUGH TRACK 833 TOWARD A JOINT. 8 CARS CLEARED THE POINT OF DERAILMENT, WHILE 7 CARS DERAILED VARIOUS NUMBER OF WHEEL SETS. SPEED AT THE TIME OFDERAILMENT WAS 7 MP...

JOB 13 SHOVING LOADED ALCOHOL OUTBOUND TO 952, TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY ON 901.

JOB 4 SWITCHING CARS IN THE 900 YARD. PULLED OUT OF 952 GOING OVER 904 SWITCH, GOOSENECK ON SWITCH BROKE CAUSING SWITCH TO GAP AND LOCOMOTIVE PICKED THE POINT

CIC JOB 7 SWITCHING CARS IN INGREDION. SHOVING INTO TRACK 6 WITH 24 CARS, 8 EMPTIES, 16 LOADS, CONDUCTOR RIDING POINT CONTROLLING SHOVE. FELT A SLIGHT BUMP GOING AROUND CURVE INTO SPOT. CONTINUED WITHSHOVE. TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. CONDUCTOR WALKED TRAIN AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL CARS DERAILED.

CREW SHOVING UP FROM CARGIL WITH 4 LOADS HEADED TO WILSONS. CONDUCTOR FLAGGED DRIVE WAY CROSSING ANDGAVE THE ALL CLEAR FOR 30. PROCEEDED AHEAD OF MOVEMENT IN TRUCK, NOT SEEING THE 301 DERAIL WAS LEFTIN THE DERAILING POSISTION.

WHILE PROCEEDING SOUTH ON THE MAINLINE AT MP 194, 370-103 DERAILED 9 CARS. WHEN THE DERAILMENT OCCURRED IT DAMAGED A STATIONARY UNOCCUP LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS ON A YARD TRACK, NEXT TO THE MAIN TRACK. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN RAIL AS THE CAUSE.

LTC17-20 WAS PULLING OUT OF TRACK 6 WHEN 6 CARS DERAILED UPRIGHT ON THE MASON CITY INDUSTRIAL SWITCHING LEAD. INVESTIGATION FOUND THIS LOCATION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY THE TRACK DEPARTMENT FOR WIDE GAGE, BUT REPAIRS WERE INADEQUATE. THE WHEELS FELL INSIDE THE RAIL DUE TO WIDE GAGE.

AT AROUND 05:30 EQUISTAR CHEMICAL CUSTOMER HAD ONE LOCOMOTIVE, AND 5 CARS RUN AWAY FROM THEM INSIDEOF THEIR PLANT, PASSING OVER THEIR DERAIL. THERE WAS A SECOND DERAIL BEFORE THE ONE AT THE GATE THATTHE INDUSTRY SWITCH CREW REMOVED ONCE THEY REALIZED THAT THE CARS AND ENGINE WERE ROLLING AWAY TO PREVENT THE CARS FRO...

YDM21-01 WAS TRIMMING CARS FROM THE BOWL TO THE MAIN LINE AT SHORTLINE ON THE WEST END OF THE YARD.FOREMAN WAS ON THE GROUND PROTECTING THE SHOVE, 6 CARS STARTED IN TO THE TRACK AND HE NOTICED CARS DERAILING BEHIND THE SIX. THEY IMMEDIATELY STOPPEDTHE MOVE. 10 CARS WERE DERAILED AFTER THE SIX STARTED IN THE TRACK DU...

TAMPER CAT1206 DERAILED ON CROSSOVER MOVE.

CSICB12 TRAVELING WEST, 118 CARS, JOURNAL FAILURE ON CAR 71, CEFX 75673. DERAILED A-END SET OF TRUCKS ON CAR, TRACK DAMAGE $13,500.

DURING NORMAL SWITCHING OPERATIONS, YCB45-10 WAS SHOVING A CUT OF 71 CARS FROM TRACK 473 TOWARDS THEPOOL YARD WHEN FOUR CARS DERAILED. THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A LOW COUPLER ON THE ARMN110833.

CREW WAS YARDING THE MHNCB-18 IN THE EAST YARD. DURING THEIR INITIAL PULL MOVEMENT THROUGH THE EASTYARD AND OUT THE 12TH STREET LINE THE ENGINEER MADE AN ABRUPT STOP AND IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO REVERSECAUSING EXCESSIVE BUFF FORCES DERAILING 6 CARS.

CNADE-08 WAS TRAVELING EAST AT 26 MPH, CROSSING OVER FROM #1 TO #2 TRACK ON THE BOONE SUB, 3 BOLTS THAT CONNECTED THE SHORT POINT TO LONG POINT ON THE MOVABLE POINT FROG 1ST BOLT WAS SHEERED. 2ND BOLTIS BENT, 3RD BOLT HAS THE THREADS PULLED THROUGHFROM THE FORCES OF THE LOADED RAILCARS PUSHING ON THE RAIL, ALLOWED A...

THE LOCAL LNL32-22 WAS PULLING ON THE INDUSTRIAL LEAD WHEN HE NOTICED HIS SPEED DROPPING AND THEY CAME TO A STOP. UPON A WALKING INSPECTION THE CONDUCTOR FOUND THE REAR 8 CARS DERAILED. MANAGER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CARS FELL INSIDE THE RAIL CAUSEDBY WIDE GAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION, USING A HYRAIL GAGE TRUCK FOUN...

H LINLIN1 01 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOUBLING OUT FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE ENGINEER RAN THROUGH THE YARDTRACK SWITCH IN A PULLING MOVEMENT, THEN SHOVED BACK THROUGH IT CAUSING 3 RAILCARS TO DERAIL. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

H-GALLIN1-23A WAS TRAVERSING ON MAIN 1 TRACK AND DERAILING 1 RAILCAR DUE TO CENTER SILL BROKEN OR BENT. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.