Massachusetts Train Derailments 2026

WHILE WORKING Y12014 AND PERFORMING SHOVE FROM MAIN 1 TO WORCESTER YARD, 4 CARS DERAILED AS A RESULTOF TRAIN HANDLING EXCEPTIONS.

WHILE SWITCHING IN WARE YARD, PA2 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AT 4MPH WHEN THE TRAIN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP.IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO RAILCARS HAD DERAILED.

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND THOUGH TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING ON AMTRAK'S NHB MAINLINE, COACH MBTA 828 DERAILED 2 AXLES WHILE DIVERGING FROM TRACK #7 TO TRACK #2 ON THE #98 SWITCH/TURNOUT WITHIN TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING. RECORDED SPEED WITHIN TOWER 1 INTERLOCKING DID NOT EXCEED 10 MPH MAS AND NO EXCEPTIONS WERETAKEN WITH ENGINE...

THE M43827 WAS SHOVING THEIR TRAIN FROM CP 45 INTO P&W WORCESTER YARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 0213 THE TRAIN DERAILED LINES 3 AND 1, AS WELL AS LOCOMOTIVES CSXT 100 AND CSXT 7279 WHILE TRAVERSING THE CROSSOVER BETWEEN TRACKS 1H AND 2H. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RAIL WAS NOT FASTENEDPROPERLY TO THE CR...

M42722 DERAILED ON THE EAST WYE WHEN HAULING INTO AYER YARD. CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE T111 INSUFFICIENT FASTENERS IN THE CURVE. BEAR DAMAGES $52686.

AY5 SHOVED WEST WITH 18 CARS TO SPOT TRACK 3 AT SANVEL AUTO FACILITY. WHILE SHOVING, DERAILED TOCX 697842 AND TOCX 693006. THESE WERE 6TH AND 7TH FROM THE ENGINE. CAUSE AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT ANCHORING.

M42713 WAS MAKING A SET OFF AND PICKUP IN AYER YARD (B&E PROPERTY). CREW LINED THEMSELVES THROUGH ACROSSOVER AND PROCEEDED WEST THROUGH THE SWITCHES.TIED DOWN TRAIN ON THE RF TRACK EAST OF THE CROSSOVER AND CUT AWAY WITH 41 CARS.LINED THEMSELVES BACK INTO YARD AND COMPLETED SET OFF. PICKED UP 3 CARS AND WENT BACK TO...

HIRAIL TRUCK TC-300 WAS MAKING A TRAILING MOVEMENT NORTHBOUND THROUGH THE JUNCTION SWITCH WHEN IT DERAILED ON THE SWITCH POINT GUARD. UPON DERAILING, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THERAIL SUCH THAT THE VEHICLE WHEELS WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE RAIL OR THE GROUND. THIS LOSS OF WHEEL CONTACT RESULTED...

PRIOR TO PX3303’S MOVE FROM CRMF TO NORTH STATION THE ENGINEER REQUESTED PERMISSION FOR PX3303 TO DEPART OFF OF SI3 FROM THE SI FOREMAN VIA PHONE. AT 3:32 AM PX3303 RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM SI3 EAST TO THE “S” FROM THE TOWER H OPERATOR ON 051-051. AT 3:34 AM, WHILE PERFORMING THE EASTWARD MOVE A SLOW SPEED UPRIGHT D...

Train 154 making a shoving move from south station derailed coach 82713. The Westbound move went through misaligned track causing the eastbound portion of the move to have trucks going down differenttracks and jumping the rail.

WX1 WAS SHOVING 96 CARS NORTHBOUND ON THE HILL RUNNING TRACK WHEN THE 43-48 HEAD CARS DERAILED. TWOOF THE SIX CAME TO REST ON THEIR SIDE.

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE #2 MAIN TRACK, TRAIN B101-11 WENT INTO EMERGENCY AFTER DERAILING WHILE PASSING MP 373.6. CARS THAT DERAILED, JACK KNIFED AS THE TRAIN CAME TO A STOP. TRAIN PORTION THAT DERAILED CONSISTED OF TRAILERS OF NON HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN WELL CARS. CONSIST CONTAINED 20 THREEPACK ARTICULATED W...

10 FEBRUARY 2025, THE SWITCHING CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOVING THE 1849 CONTROL CAR WEST IN READVILLE YARD FROM THE YARD LEAD BACK TO TRACK 18 WHEN CONTROL CAR 1849 DERAILED DUE TO THE SWITCH POINT HAVING SNOW IN IT KEEPING THE SWITCH FROM SEATING PROPERLY. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE REPORT RC'VD 2.13 FINAL RC'VD 6.24

TRAIN # 1806 DEPARTS BACK BAY STATION @ APPROXIMATELY 1:00.58 PM HEADING EASTBOUND FOR SOUTH STATION, TRAIN 1806 ENTERS CURVE AT COVE @ APPROXIMATELY 12MPH (MAS IS 15MPH). ENGINEER IS IN THROTTLE POSITION 2 WHEN LEAD WHEELS OF COACH 813 DERAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 1:04.21PM AT 7MPH WITH 12KLB OF TRACTIVE EFFORT. TRAIN...