Mississippi Train Derailments 2026

L70-07 WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON THE CHEMOURS LEAD MOVING AT 24MPH IN A 25MPH ZONE AROUND THE MP 11 . THE TRAIN WENT OVER A WASHOUT CAUSING 5 CARS TO DERAIL.

THE CREW OF TRAIN A48871-27 REPORTED THEIR TRAIN GOING INTO EMERGENCY AT MILE POST 190.21 ON THE YAZOO SUBDIVISION NEAR ANDING, MISSISSIPPI. THE CONDUCTOR INSPECTED THE TRAIN AND FOUND LINES 16-25 DERAILED. AT THE TIME OF THE UDE THE TRAIN WAS OPERATING IN AUTO CONTROL WITH TRIP OPTIMIZER AT A SPEEDOF 19 MPH. THE TR...

Z-SBDATG8-28A WAS TRAVERSING ON SINGLE MAIN TRACK HEADED TOWARDS MRYTLE SIDING WHEN THEY DERAILED 1LOCOMOTIVES DUE TO SWITCH POINT GAPPED. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

MSR 115 PULLED OVER THE SOUTH LOUISVILLE YARD SWITCH, LINED THE SWITCH AND STARTED SHOVING INTO THEYARD. THE FIRST (REAR) MOTOR HLCX 1076 MADE IT THROUGH THE SWITCH. WHEN THE #4 WHEEL OF THE 2ND (HEAD) MOTOR WAMX 3853 HIT THE SWITCH POINT, CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE SWITCH POINT AND FELL BETWEEN THE MAIN LINE AND THE SWI...

H-MEMAMO1-29A WAS TRAVERSING SINGLE MAIN TRACK AND DERAILED 33 RAILCARS DUE TO INDEPENDENT (ENGINE)BRAKE, IMPROPER USE (EXCEPT ACTUATION). NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

DETOURED CANADIAN NATIONAL TRAIN WAS OPERATING ON THE GRENADA RAILROAD WITH CN OPERATING AND A GRENADA PILOT. TRAIN DERAILED 21 CARS AT MP 441.4 WITH ONE HAZ CAR LEAKING. CAUSE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE NTSB AND FRA.

TRAIN M30271-05 REPORTED AN EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION INITIAL ASSESSMENTS INDICATED A SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE CARS. NTSB IS CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION. AND WILL PROVIDE CAUSE.

TRAIN 131A805 - IMPROPERLY LINED DERAIL ON YARD TRACK LEADING TO A SUBSEQUENT DERAILMENT WHILE MAKING A SHOVE MOVE INTO DRAGON YARD. 2 CARS INVOLVED BOTH LOADS NEITHER HAZMAT.

ON 6/ 17/2025 THE L54-17 REPORTED A DERAILMENT OF FOUR CARS ON MP 318.10 ON THE ARTESIA SUBDIVISION.CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE THE NS 187807 BL SIDE FRAME BROKEN.

TRAIN X30271-16 WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 41 MPH WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TRACK. THE TRAIN SUBSEQUENTLY WENT INTO EMERGENCY MODE, AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONDUCTOR DISCOVERED THAT 33 CARS HAD DERAILED.

H MEMAMO1 14A WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING LIGHT POWER TO THE DIESEL FACILITY WHEN THEY RAN THROUGHA SWITCH AND DERAIL 1 LOCOMOTIVE DUE TO FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RESTRICTED SPEED. NO HAZMAT RELEASED.

MEWA09 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE MAINLINE AT RESTRICTED SPEED IN YARD LIMITS WITH 56 LOADED COVEREDHOPPERS AND 2 EMPTY CENTERBEAMS WHEN THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BROKEN RAIL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT RESULTING IN 4 LOADED HOPPERS AND 2 EMPTYCENTERBEAMS DERAILED.

ON 6-4-25 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 AM VSOR 111 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOVING 35 CARS INTO THE NORTH TRACK 5 AT IP. AS THEY WERE SHOVING, THE 35TH CAR UNKNOWINGLY STRUCK A DERAIL AND DERAILED. UNAWARE THECAR HAD DERAILED, THEY PROCEEDED TO PULL BACK WHICH RESULTED IN THE 34TH CAR ALSO DERAILING. AS THEY WERE PULLING BAC...

THE KEEPER FOR THE SPLIT SWITCH DERAIL WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO OPEN, DERAILING THE MSE TRAIN H-451.

CAGY JOB 10 WAS PULLING CARS OUT OF SOUTH 1 TO SWITCH WHEN THE 16TH- 19TH CARS DERAILED DUE TO BROKEN RAIL.

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE TRAIN INTO THE YARD. WHILE MOVING SOUTH AT 7 MPH, EIGHTCARS DERAILED BUT REMAINED UPRIGHT. THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS RELATED TOTRAIN HANDLING.