Oregon Train Derailments 2026

CREW WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND WHEN THE TRAIN EXPERIENCED AN UNDESIRED EMERGENCY. WHEN CREW INSPECTEDTHE TRAIN, THEY FOUND LINES 15-20 AND 37-42 HAD DERAILED.

YPD32R-02 SWITCHMAN UNDER CONTROL OF THE RCL WAS TRIMMING TRACK 14 OUT OF THE BOWL. TO SWING THE CUTTO THE DEPARTURE TRACK, THE CREW PULLED AHEAD USING THE DOCK LEAD AND WOULD NEED TO ENSURE THE DOCKCROSSOVER SWITCH WAS LINED FROM THE DOCK LEAD TOTHE RUNNER (MT1). THE SWITCHMAN OPERATED THROUGH THE CROSSOVER WITHOUT...

YPD12R-22 WAS SHOVING INTO TRACK 15. WHILE SHOVING, THE MP267571 HAD A BROKEN COUPLER CARRIER THAT CAUSED THE TRAILING END OF THE CAR TO UNLOAD AND CLIMB THE RAIL. 2 CAR DERAILMENT NO INJURY.

YPD51-10 HAD TIED THE 1ST TRACK ONTO 2ND TRACK AND CUT AIR INTO A TRACK THAT STILL HAD YARD AIR IN IT, CREATING AN OVERCHARGE SITUATION WHERE PART OF THE TRACK STILL HAD AIRBRAKES APPLIED, THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE CONDUCTOR. THE ENGINEER DID NOT HAVE AN EOT READING BECAUSE THEY STILL NEEDED TO TIEONTO THE 3RD TRACK...

LIGHT POWER FROM THE ZBRLC CAME THROUGH THE ZONE OF THE YBR14R-30. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ZBRLC-30 WAS OUT OF THE ZONE, THE FOREMAN ON THE YBR14R-30 WALKED AHEAD OF HIS LIGHT POWER AND LINED SOME SWITCHES FOR HIS UPCOMING MOVE BUT FAILED TO RECOGNIZETHE SWITCH ADJOINING THE TWO WORKING LEADS (LINEDAGAINST HIS ROUTE B...

PORTLAND AND WESTERN RAILROAD'S TRAIN #663-23 EXPERIENCED AN UNDESIRED EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION AS THE TRAIN RETURNED ON PROPERTY VIA THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD'S LABISH CONNECTION SUBSEQUENTLY DERAILING FIVE TOTAL CARS IN THE 71-CAR TRAIN. DURING THE DERAILMENT, A SEMI-TRUCK AT THE CHERRY AVE CROSSING (FRA ID #0...

JOB 75 WAS TRAVERSING THE TRACKS EASTBOUND THROUGH THE TOLEDO YARD WHEN 2 LOCOMOTIVES, THE LOCOMOTIVE SLUG, AND 3 BOXCARS DERAILED.

MEUPD-30, UP6849 WAS DOING A PICKUP IN THE ALBANY YARD AT OZ549. ONCE TIED ON TO THE TRACK, THE CREWWAS PULLING OUT TO DOUBLE OVER, WENT INTO EMERGENCY, AIR DIDN'T RECOVER AND CONDUCTOR WALKED BACK TOWARDS REAR OF THE PICKUP STILL INSIDE TRACK 6 ANDFOUND THE REAR 3 CARS WITH WHEELS ON THE GROUND. PNWR FOUND BROKEN R...

THE YBR83R-10, UPY3003 CLEARED UP IN TRACK 4 ALLOWED THE ZG2BR INTO THEIR ACTIVE ZONE. WHEN THE Z REPORTED CLEAR OF THE ZONE THEY DID NOT REPORT THAT ALL SWITCHES WERE RESTORED, THIS WAS CONFIRMED BYBOTH CREW MEMBERS ON THE YBR83R. WHEN THE YBR83R PULLED OUT OF TRACK 4, THEY FAILED TO LINE THE DIVIDER SWITCH FOR THE...

THE EUGENE LOCAL WAS SHOVING 37 RAILCARS INTO THE WEST END OF BETHEL 3 WHEN LINES 12 - 16 FROM THE LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED ON THE CURVE. 2-13-26 NEWLY ADDED DUE TO AN INCREASE IN FINANCIALS

MPDOG-17 CREW WAS PERFORMING A WORK EVENT AT LA GRANDE YARD WHEN THE CREW LINED ONE SIDE OF THE CROSSOVER AND SHOVED INTO THE YARD OFF THE MAINLINE FORGETTING TO LINE THE SOUTH SWITCH OF THE CROSSOVERAND UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM RUNNING THROUGH THE SWITCH. THEY PULLED AHEAD AND DERAILED 3 CARS.

663-09 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE UNITED WITH 56 LOADS, 58 EMPTIES WHEN THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY. UPON INSPECTION, 6 CARS WERE FOUND DERAILED. NRC 1439451

GSVAET-27 WAS TRAVELING AT 56 MPH WHEN IT WENT INTO UDE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT A SINGLECAR AND THE SINGLE ENGINE REAR DPU WERE DERAILED.

YPD22R-19 RCO WAS CONTROLLING MOVE THAT WAS INTENDED TO GO THROUGH THE HAIG CROSSOVER. THE OPERATORFAILED TO LINE THE CROSSOVER AND OVERSHOT THE SWITCH. WHEN STOPPING FAILED TO CONTROL SLACK, CAUSINGDERAILMENT.

TRAVELING EASTBOUND, THE MPDOG-07 WAS DEPARTING THE SOUTH SIDING APPROACHING A TEN MILE PER HOUR SLOW ORDER, WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED SOME ROUGH TRACK AT MILE POST 496.7 ALREADY WORKING AT TEN MILESPER HOUR THE EMS WENT INTO DISENGAGED STATE AND GAVE CONTROL BACK TO THE ENGINEER, THE TRAIN WENT INTO UDE AT THAT SAM...

TOLEDO HAULER RECEIVED AN ALERT FROM DRAGGING DETECTOR AT MP756.5 TO STOP TRAIN. INITIAL INSPECTIONFOUND THE LEADING WHEEL ON 13TH CAR DERAILED. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOUND THE CAR HAD DERAILED AT MP753.4, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO TRACK AND STRUCTURES.

HPASFRS131 PULLING ON YARD TRACK DERAILED 2 RAILCARS AND 1 LOCOMOTIVE DUE TO TURNOUT FROG (SELF GUARDED) WORN, OR BROKEN. NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

Y KLF2721 10A PULLING ON INDUSTRY MAINTAINED  TRACK DERAILED 1 LOCOMOTIVE AND 2 RAILCARS DUE TO WIDEGAGE (DUE TO LOOSE, BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAGE RODS). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

IG4SE-24 ENGINEER RELEASED BRAKES TO START PULLING PRIOR TO THE AIR RELEASING ON THE MID DPU OR THEEOT. HE ALSO USED 53 POWERED AXLES WHEN 50 IS THE MAX FOR THE SUBDIVISION, CAUSING A STRINGLINE DERAILMENT ON A CURVE. FOLLOWING DERAILMENT, CONDUCTORASSISTED WITH SECURING CARS IN THE YARD. CONDUCTORLATER INFORMED MAN...

ELGIN LOCAL DERAILED IN THE LA GRANDE YARD PULLING THROUGH TRACK 6 (INPR LEASED TRACK) WITH THEIR INTERCHANGE FOR TODAY. THEY COUNT 10 AXLES OFF THE RAIL, ONLY TWO IN THE DIRT (5 LOADS NO HAZMAT). A BROKEN RAIL LOOKS TO BE THE CULPRIT. SEVERAL LENGTHS OF RAIL WERE ROLLED.

EUGENE SWITCHER HAD AHOLD OF 33 CARS AND WERE SHOVING THE REAR 20 INTO THE POPE SWITCH LEAD IN THE EUGENE-BN YARD. WHILE SHOVING BACK, A TDD IN THE RAIL CAUSED IT TO BREAK UNDERNEATH THE TRAIN, AND THE RAIL ROLLED. 5 CARS WERE DERAILED AS A RESULT. 3-18-26 NEW ADDED DUE TO INCREASE IN EQUIPMENT COSTS.

ZBRG2B-05, THE CONDUCTOR WAS SHOVING TOWARDS TRACK 802, AFTER SETTING THE REAR OUT IN TRACK 810. HEVISUALLY INSPECTED THE T-LEAD SWITCH AND MISS READ THE DIRECTION IT WAS LINED, THE INSPECTION WAS MADE FROM THE LEAD AT THE SWITCH. AFTER SETTING OUTCARS IN TRACK 802, THE CREW REVERSED DIRECTION THROUGH THE RUN THROUG...

CREW WAS PULLING THEIR TRAIN ACROSS THE BRIDGE, NO REPORTED ISSUES AT THE TIME THEY WENT ACROSS. 2 MOTORS AND 3 CARS MADE IT ACROSS, AND ENGINEER HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE. HE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND SAW HIS TRAIN FALLING INTO THE RIVER, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE TRAIN GOING INTO EMERGENCY. NRC: 1420418