West Virginia Train Derailments 2026

G22903 HEADING EAST ON #1 MAIN DERAILED 17 CARS STARTING AT THE CA 457.1 DUE TO BROKEN AXLE ON THE CSYX 12569.

ON 7/18/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 EST, KN38 WAS TRAVERSING NORTH IN PAGE SIDING WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A DERAILMENT. THIS WAS A LITE POWER MOVE AND RESULTED IN FOUR LOCOMOTIVES BEING PARTIALLY DERAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT WAS FOUND TO BE POOR TIE CONDITIONS CAUSING THE TRACK GAUGE TO SPREAD. NO DAMAGES TO L...

R21324 EASTBOUND BACK TO QUINNIMONT WITH A LOADED COAL TRAIN DERAILED 12 CARS AT THE CAQ 2.5 DUE TOBRIDGE FAILURE.

ON 5-16-26 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, THE KN36 CALLED THE TRAINMASTER TO INFORM HIM THAT THEY WERE ON THE GROUND INSIDE DICKINSON YARD LIMITS. IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEAD 3 LOCOMOTIVES HAD DERAILED AFTER THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE PICKED THE SWITCH AS A RESULT OF THE SWITCH BEING PREVIOUSLY RUN THROUGH.

NS TRAIN 18MV427 TRAVELING EASTBOUND DERAILED THIRTEEN CARS ON MAINLINE. CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

WHILE TRAVERSING EASTWARD ON THE BLUESTONE BRANCH THE J61U105 WITH A 3-UNIT CONSIST, TWO LOCOMOTIVES(3674-4592) DERAILED AFTER THE NORTH SIDE RAIL ROLLED. NO INJURIES.

Z46926 WAS ENROUTE TO THURMOND TO DELIVER LOADS TO CSX. WHEN THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE WAS AROUND MILEPOST5.5 THEY WENT INTO EMERGENCY AND CAME TO A STOP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION CARS 88-99 HAD DERAILED ASDID CAR #32 IN CONSIST.

B49512 DERAILED DUE TO NORTH SIDE RAIL BROKE AT BAD 19.9. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY RUST ON BREAK SURFACE.

ON 10/9/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1658 EST, A KNWA TRACK INSPECTOR CALLED IN A DERAILMENT FOR THE KN33BAT MP 11.5 ON THE VAUGHAN SUBDIVISION. WHILE TRAVELING NORTH, A RAIL BROKE UNDER THE TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 27 CARS DEEP CAUSING THE GAGE TO WIDEN ENOUGH TO INITIATE THE DERAILMENT. IN TOTAL, 13 LOADED COAL CARS WERE DERA...

ERRX 25888 ON THE B45817 CHUTES OPENED DUMPING LOAD UNDER TRAIN CAUSING THE DERAILMENT OF 2 CARS.

WHILE M32007 WAS PULLING UP THE GRADE ON THE MOUNTAIN SUB THE DP LOCOMOTIVE CSXT 3459 HAD WHEEL SLIPAND LOST TRAFFIC EFFORT CAUSING A RUN IN WITH THE CARS CAUSING 12 CARS TO DERAIL.

R22802 DERAILED INSIDE OF TUNNEL AT CLF 0.7 WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON COAL RIVER SUB. CROSS LEVEL AT MUDSPOT CAUSED EXCESSIVE PUMPING AND CROSS LEVEL ROCKING, LIFTING WHEEL OFF THE TRACK AND DERAILING. IT IS CONFIRMED 220 CARS.

WHILE MAKING A SHOVE MOVE AT GRAFTON YARD E92603 DERAILED 5 CARS.

A CONTRACTED WEED SPRAYER TRUCK (IDENTIFIED AS CSXT 1093 ON THE REPORT) WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP DUE TO WET RAIL ON A 4% GRADE, RESULTING IN TRUCK DERAILING OFF THE HIGH SIDE OF A CURVE AFTER THE WHEELS GRABBED ON THE WIDER ROAD CROSSING TRACTION SURFACE CREATING FORWARD AND OUTSIDE OF CURVEINTERNAL TANK SLOS...

ON 3/19/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 HOURS, KN36/19 EXPERIENCED A DERAILMENT WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ONTHE MULLENS SUBDIVISION NEAR V MP425.0 WITH 8 LOCOMOTIVES (6 RETURNING PUSHERS AND 2 NS SUPPLIED POWER) AND 105 EMPTY COAL CARS. IN TOTAL, 5 LOCOMOTIVES AND 15 EMPTY COAL CARS WERE DERAILED. ALL EQUIPMENT REMAINED UPRI...

118U231 DERAILED WITH THE HEAD END AT THE NA15.3 NEAR CRUM, WV. AND THE ROCKSLIDE OCCURRING AT THE NA 17.1. DERAILMENT CAUSED BY A ROCKSLIDE IN THE AREA. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

INBOUND 11EU105 DERAILED ALL WHEELS ON EMPTY CARS SOU 78661 & GPLX 74698, WHILE SHOVING EAST INTO THE WEST END OF #3 NORTH OVER THE LONG SIDE LEAD / #2 NORTH SWITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED.