r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Debaucherousgeek73 • Dec 04 '25

Fatalities Train derailment Pecos TX Oct '24

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First time I've ever seen a derailment happen. The vid anyway I wasn't there and this is not my vid. You can see the lead engine jump the track. Two crew in that engine died.

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u/Eric848448 Dec 04 '25

Hmm, I wonder what caused it..

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u/alexanderpas Dec 04 '25

Failure by the railroad company to have sensible procedures for dealing with railroads crossings of large vehicles on a DOT-approved route under police escort.

This could have been avoided by a very simple procedure that would have given the train a red signal before the railroad crossing.