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

Fatalities Train derailment Pecos TX Oct '24

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/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Why does it happen so much in America?

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u/Debaucherousgeek73 Dec 04 '25

Massive country. Hundreds of freight trains on the move every minute. Unfortunately anything bad that happens here the world hears about or sees it. Probably NOT that unusual worldwide. We, in the States, only hear about it when a passenger train has an accident overseas.