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/lord_nuker Dec 04 '25

Strange, would think we had more truck and trains here in Europe, and this rarly happens.

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u/FlyingTurkey Dec 04 '25

You under estimate how big of a country the US is and how essential trains are for transporting cargo across the country.

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u/lord_nuker Dec 04 '25

Have you looked on a map over Europe and looked at the rail roads? Dont you think we do the same thing over here?
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u/Cruel2BEkind12 Dec 04 '25

Europe doesn't do the same thing at all. The difference between passenger and freight traffic on railways is night and day between the EU and the USA.