New York Train Derailments 2026

WHILE MAKING A WESTBOUND SHOVING MOVE INTO TRACK 8 IN JAMAICA STORAGE YARD, THE F-END TRUCK OF ENGINE 103 DERAILED AT THE 34 SWITCH, 6/8 DIVIDER SWITCH. RECEIPT OF UPDATED ENGINEERING RELATED DAMAGESTRIGGERED REPORTABILITY. ON 09.29.2026, REPORTING DIRECTOR REVISED BOX 38 (PRIMARY CAUSE CODE) FROMM599 TO E40L.

THE Y19720 PULLED OUT OF TRACK 044 IN THE BOWL DERAILING 6 CARS DUE TO A BYPASS COUPLER.

NS TRAIN K849916 WAS PULLING SOUTH WITH 37 CARS (4774 TONS, 2532 FEET) OUT OF TRACK EB14. THE CONDUCTOR LINED THE SOUTH DIVIDER SWITCH TO SHOVE THE CARS BACK AND SET ONE CAR TO EB03. THERE WERE 2 CARSIN HIS CUT OF CARS THAT WERE CROSS DRAWBAR AND WHEN SHOVING THE CARS THIS CREATED BUFF FORCES AGAINST THE WEST RAIL D...

WESTBOUND LI TRAIN 49 DERAILED WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH JAY INTERLOCKING TOWARDS JAMAICA RECEIVING YARD WHILE TRAVERSING THE 15E SWITCH. ON 07.03.2026, REPORTING DIRECTOR UPDATED CAUSE CODE TO T199. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT WAS THE DETERIORATED CONDITION OF THE SWITCH TURNOUT, INCLUDING DAMAGED TIES, RAIL...

EVIDENCE SUPPORTS CONCLUSION THAT (JOINTED RAIL) TRACK IN COMPRESSION FROM HIGH RAIL TEMPERATURE, ABRUPTLY KINKED LATERALLY UNDER MOTION OF THE MOVING TRAIN, CAUSING DERAILMENT. (THIS SAME TRAIN EARLIER INITIATED AN ABRUPT LATERAL TRACK ALIGNMENT KINK AT A PRIOR LOCATION, 5 MILES BEFORE DERAILING ATTHIS LOCATION, TH...

WHILE TRAVELING FROM JAY INTERLOCKING, MAINLINE 1 TRACK, TO D YARD, 2D TRACK, WHEELSETS FROM TWO TRUCKS OF THE NON-REVENUE LI TRAIN 5490 CLIMBED THE SWITCH POINT OF 11W SWITCH AND DERAILED TO GROUND.

Y29007 HUMP JOB WAS HUMPING TRACK 309, AFTER HUMPING 50 OF 133 CARS THEY HAD TO SHOVE OVER TO TRACK40 TO TRIM A STALLED CAR NOKL 600351 THAT STALLED ON THE WEST END. AFTER COMPLETING THE MOVE THE PULLER PULLED WEST AND DERAILED 6 CARS, LINES 20-25.

WHILE TRAVELING FROM JAY INTERLOCKING, MAINLINE 1 TRACK, TO D YARD, 2D TRACK, TWO WHEELS OF THE NON-REVENUE LI TRAIN 5418 CLIMBED THE SWITCH POINT OF 11W SWITCH AND DERAILED TO GROUND. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS, ON 05.14.2026, REPORTING DIRECTOR UPDATED BOX 38 (PRIMARY CAUSECODE FROM M505 TO...

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE RICHMOND HILL RECEIVING YARD, ENGINE 103 DERAILED WHILE TRAVELING OVER #2 SWITCH. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE SWITCH POINT WAS HELD OPEN BY SNOW AND ICE AS A RESULT OFA WINTER STORM THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE AREA LESS THAN 48 HOURS AGO.

ATK crew operating NJT 3293 derailed trailing cab car 6062 on the East end of 7 Track at R Interlocking in Sunnyside Yard. The last car of the consist had the rear truck derail then was drug for approximately 250 yards East of 5 Lead at R interlocking.

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, COACH CAR 4094 ROLLED OFF OF 5 TRACK IN THE RECEIVING YARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY DERAILED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE JAMAICA STORAGE YARD. PER RECEIPT OF UPDATED INFRASTRUCTURAL COST EXCEEDING > 10% OF INITIAL SUBMISSION, ON 01.23.2026, REPORTING DIRECTOR REVISED BOX 37.

WHILE PULLING TRACK 061 FROM THE BOWL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CAR MSCA 16060 BYPASSED WITH CAR TBOX 664455 CAUSING CARS TO DERAIL WHILE TRAVERSING THE SWITCH FOR TRACK 061.

M21710 PULLING THRU THE INTERLOCKING CP SK ON RIVER 1 TO TRACK 3, IN THE WEST DIRECTION WHEN THE RAIL BROKE DERAILING ONE LOCOMOTIVE AND HEAD 4 CARS.

TRAIN I15725 ENTERED TRACK 2 IN THE FLATS AT QD 2, SENECA YARD. AS THE TRAIN WAS PULLING IN, THE 34TH CAR FROM THE HEAD END DERAILED DUE TO A BROKEN RAIL LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TRACK. AS THETRAIN CONTINUED WESTWARD INTO THE TRACK, FIVE OF THE REMAINING EIGHT CARS ALSO DERAILED OVER THE SAME BROKEN RAIL. TH...

CL-3 TRAVELED NORTH TO JAMESVILLE, NY, WITH LIGHT LOCOMOTIVES (FOUR) AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PULL EMPTY CARS FROM THE RICELLI SIDING AND SPOT LOADED CARS FROM THE JAMESVILLE RUN-A-ROUND. THE CREW PULLEDTHE CARS FROM THE SIDING AND SECURED THEM ON THE SYRACUSE MAIN. THE TRAIN, TIED ONTO 17 CARS FROM THE JAMESVILLE RUN-...

WHILE SWITCHING THE WEST END SWITCHING LEAD, CREW WAS SHOVING CARS AND NOTICED IT WAS NOT MOVING VERY FAST AND STOPPED TO CHECK AND NOTICED HE HAD DERAILED ONE LOADED LUMBER CAR AND ONE EMPTY INTERMODAL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CURVATURE AT THE WEST POINT OF THE SWITCHING LEAD COMBINED...

GY2 REPORTS FGLK 2201 AND NAHX 516282 HAVE DERAILED AT THE CORNING RICH SWITCH. CURRENTLY BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT PRE EMPTION STREET. ONTARIO COUNTY 911 CENTER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF ROAD BEING BLOCKED. NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM INCIDENT - LATER DETERMINED SWITCH WAS RAN THROUGH PRIOR, GY2 RETURNED TO THISSWITCH AND THE SW...

Y19112 ON TRACK 3, BEGAN TO SHOVE NORTH AT FOOTE YARD WHEN CARS DERAILED BY PUSHING OFF TRACK. THE ACTUAL MOVE FOR CREW INSTRUCTED BY YARDMASTER WAS TO PLACE ALL CARS ON TRACK 2. AFTER INVESTIGATING IT WAS FOUND THE FOREMAN WAS ON THE GROUND CONTROLLING MOVE, TIED ON TO THE CARS IN THE TRACK NOT KNOWING HOW MANY WER...

While moving NJT equipment, ATK yard crew ESYD51B derailed 4 cars during a westward shove move into19 track. The track was properly lined, and derail was down.

RS-301 IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A HITCH LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONDUCTOR AND ENGINEER RESULTING IN A HITCH BEING MADE AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. THIS CAUSED OFOX 1710 TO COME OFF THE RAIL. THE CREW DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL AND MADE A SUBSEQUENT PULL MOVE WHICH IN TURN PUT ANOTHER THREECARS ON THE GROUND AN...

Y39609 WAS PULLING OUT OF TRACK 055. TRAILING TRUCK ON TTGX 973215 ON WHILE TRAVERSING THE 9A SWITCHCAUSING CARS TO DERAIL.

X40605 TRAVELING EAST ON MAIN 2 (TRIP OP. ENGAGED) WENT INTO EMERGENCY AT QC415.7. UPON WALKING TRAIN, CONDUCTOR FOUND 9TH CAR NAHX 488419 LOADED COVERED HOPPER NON HAZARDOUS DERAILED AXLE 3/4 WHILE INVESTIGATING TAPS TEAM FOUND AXLE NUMBER 3 HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM ROLLER BEARING CAUSING DERAILMENT.

THE F-END OF ENGINE 520 OF THE WESTBOUND LI 5391 DERAILED WHILE MOVING FROM 2 TRACK TO 1 RECEIVING YARD, JAMAICA STORAGE YARD. THE CONDUCTOR WHILE PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A UTILITY BRAKEMAN FAILED TOCONFIRM IF THE SWITCH POINTS WERE CLOSED AFTER THROWING THE SWITCH TO ALIGN FOR THE MOVE, THEREFORENOT IDENTIFYING TH...

Y39308 WHILE PULLING FROM TRACK 351 TO TRACK 618 IN THE TOP END. 42ND CAR BEGAN TRAVERSING ADJACENTTRACK CAUSING 6 CARS TO DERAIL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THEDERAILMENT WAS DUE TO STIFF OR IMPROPER SWIVELING OF TRUCKS. THE POINT OF DERAILMENT WAS 6 FEET EASTOF THE SWITCH POINT...

Y29730 WITH ENGINE CSXT 8466 WAS SHOVING A CUT OF AUTO RACKS OFF DRILL 3 TO TRACK 365 WHEN LINE 26 (CN 712149) DERAIL ON THE 14A SWITCH CAUSING 4 OTHER CARS DERAIL. WHILE CONDUCTING TRACK NOTES UNDERLOAD, WE OBSERVED EXCESSIVE SATURATION AND INADEQUATE DRAINAGE AROUND THE 14A SWITCH AND UP TO THE 14B SWITCH.

WHILE OPERATING EAST, FROM MORRIS PARK MOTOR LEAD TRACK TO MORRIS PARK DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE SHOP TRACK28, THE HMP-61 HOSTLER REPORTED THAT HIS EQUIPMENT DERAILED. PAINT MARKINGS AND FLANGE MARKS ON THEDERAIL INDICATE THAT THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE WAS OPERATED OVER THE DERAIL WHILE IN THE NORMAL, SET TODERAIL, POSITION.

WHILE TRAVELING EAST OUT OF ATLANTIC TERMINAL, LI TRAIN 2890 DERAILED OVER THE 32 SWITCH.

AM68 ENG 89 reported first truck derailed operating from 3 lead to No. 34 track at R. E/89 has derailed one wheel on the first axle on lead 3 inside of Sunnyside Yard.

Engine 578 derailed in yard facility. R end axle of R end truck derailed and came in contact with ground.

M42530 WAS SECURED WITH ONE HANDBRAKE ON MAIN AND WENT LITE POWER TO PICK UP 14 CARS FROM INTERCHANGE. UPON ARRIVING BACK, THE CONUDCTOR STATED THAT HE RELEASED THE HANDBRAKE AND CHECKED 2 ADDITIONALSCARS FOR HANDBRAKES. THE 16TH CAR IN THE TRAIN DERAILED DUE HANDBRAKE APPLIED CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEELS.

ON SUNDAY JANUARY 26, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM THE HMP-81 DERAILED ENGINE 519 ON THE NORTH PIT TRACK, MORRIS PARK YARD. ON 07.13.2026, REPORTING DIRECTOR UPDATED BOXES 49A AND 49B TO 75 AND 1 RESPECTIVELY.

WHEN SHOVING OFF DRILL 1 TO TRACK 7 IN THE NORTH DEPARTURE, CARS DERAILED DUE TO LATERAL FORCES WITHADDITIONAL FINDINGS ON PREVIOUS DAS DERAILMENT IN THE GENERAL AREA. THE SECONDARY CODE OF BYPASSEDCOUPLER WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR ADDING PRESSURE TO CARS COMING AROUND CURVE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, Y398 WAS PUL...