Wisconsin Train Derailments 2026

TRAIN C70681-02 WAS DEPARTING THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICES (WPS) FACILITY WITH AN EMPTY COAL TRAINWHEN THE LEAD TWO CARS DERAILED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING REVIEW OF THE OUTWARD-FACING CAMERA ON LEAD LOCOMOTIVE UP 6668, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CREW HAD A PROPER ROUTE LINED AND OPERATED OVER THE L SWIT...

ONE LOCOMOTIVE AND FOUR CARS DERAILED ON THE 346-267. THE TRAIN WAS PROCEEDING EAST DOWN TRACK 5 TOYARD THEIR TRAIN, WHICH CONSISTED OF 83 GRAIN CARS (27 LOCAL CARS, 28 FOR THE BRC AND 28 FOR THE NS). THE TRAIN WAS TRAVELING AT 12 MPH (TRACK SPEED 15) WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED AND UNDESIRED EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATI...

CREW WAS SHOVING A CUT OF CARS INTO THE PEMBINE TRANSFER TRACK CONDUCTOR WAS ON THE POINT RIDING THESHOVE AND ENGINEER FELT SOME RESISTANCE AND PUT TRAIN INTO EMERGENCY. FOUR LOADED CARS DERAILED ONWIDE GUAGE DUE TO POOR TIE CONDITIONS WHERE THERE WAS A SLIGHT RINK IN THE TRACKS IN A CURVE.

ON MAY 26, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1548, THE L597 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING UP THE WYE TO YARD THEIR TRAIN, WHEN THE ENGINEER FELT A TUG AND PUT HIS TRAIN INTO EMERGENCY. AFTER STOPPING, IT WAS DISCOVERED 7 CARS DERAILED. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE MOD AND LOCAL FORCES BEGAN INVESTIGATING. THERE ARE NOINJURIES OR HAZMA...

SWITCHING CREW WAS PULLING A CUT OF CARS TO CLEAR THE KIMBERLY CLARK MILL LEAD SWITCH AND THE REARWHEEL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE PICKED THE SWITCH FROG CAUSING THE LOCOMOTIVE AND HEAD TWO CARS TO DERAIL. THE SOUTH RAIL ROLLED AND FIVE WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND ON THAT SIDE. ALL WHEELS ON THE NORTH RAIL STAYED ON THE RAIL D...

MALPR-13, UP7811 WAS SHOVING INTO 3 TRACK WITH 18 LOADS AND 3 ENGINES WHEN TRAIN CAME TO A STOP. 4 CARS DERAILED FROM BROKEN RAIL. TWO CARS WERE ON THE ADJACENT TRACK, #4, AND WERE DAMAGED BY THE DERAILED CARS FROM MALPR-13.

YSUP315202 RCO KICKING RAILCARS DERAILED 6 RAILCARS DUE TO PASSED COUPLERS (OTHER THAN AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION YARD). NO HAZMAT RELEASE.

TRAIN WENT TO EMERGENCY UPON CLEARING THE CURVE. INSPECTION REVEALED 18 CARS DERAILED.

ON 10/13/2025, AT 1623, FOXY LEADERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF A DERAILMENT IN THE WAUSAU YARD. THE WA301 CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING THE CN INBOUND WHEN THEY WERE PULLING A CUT OF 42 CARS NORTHBOUND WHEN THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE TRAIN WAS DERAILED. INITIAL REPORT IS SIX CARS HAVE DERAILED, NO INJURIES AND NO HAZ...

TRAIN 540-462 (LOADED PETRO OIL CRUDE BULK TRAIN) WAS RUNNING EAST ON MAIN #1 IN REESEVILLE, WI. ATMP 141.7 ON THE WATERTOWN SUB. THE TRAIN WENT INTO EMERGENCY WITH SEVERE SLACK ACTION. AS THE CONDUCTOR WALKED BACK TO INVESTIGATE, HE FOUND THAT 23 CARS HAD DERAILED WITH 4 CARS CONFIRMED TO BE LEAKIN THE CAUSE IS STI...

THE CREW WAS SHOVING BACK TO DOUBLE UP THEIR TRAIN WHEN THEY DERAILED FIVE CARS. CAUSE WAS DUE TO ANIMPROPERLY LINED SWITCH.

ON JUNE 30,2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 0910, THE L599 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE WSOR MILWAUKEE SUB HOLDING ON TO 34 X 20, WITH 3 LOCOMOTIVES (WAMX 3894/3893/3890). AS THEY APPROACHED THE QUAD LEAD SWITCH AT MP 124.54, THEY ENCOUNTERED A TREE ACROSS THE TRACKS. THE CREW STRUCK THE TREE, DRAGGING IT WITH THEM UNTIL THE TRE...

G-HAGLRX9-28A WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DOUBLING A CUT OF 29 CARS INSIDE THE ALCIVIA GRAIN FACILITY AT HAGER FROM THE INDUSTRY LEAD TO THE HAGER SIDING. CREW MADE A COUPLING ON TOP OF CROSSOVER SWITCH THAT WAS NOT LINED FOR THEIR MOVEMENT AND WHEN PULLING OUT OF CROSSOVER THEY DERAILED 5 RAILCARS DUE TOIMPROPERLY LINED...

YFY128 TIED ONTO N064 TRACK AND STRETCHED THE TRACK THE CONDUCTOR ON THE NORTH END THEN RELAYED TO THE U-MAN AT THE SOUTH END THAT THE TRACK WAS TOGETHER, AND THE SHOVE WAS HIS. THE U-MAN THEN GAVE THE ENGINEER INSTRUCTION TO SHOVE SOUTH, AND THEY WERE GOOD FOR 30 CARS, SHORTLY AFTER THE MOVEMENT STARTED SOUTH, THEY...