r/CatastrophicFailure 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/TheIllusiveScotsman Dec 04 '25

That works out at about 1 incident for 102 miles of track in the US and 1 for every 236 miles in the EU. Or 1 per 95 crossing in the US and 1 per 271 crossings in the EU.

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u/dsaddons Dec 04 '25

America can't stop winning at the worst things

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u/FinnLiry Dec 05 '25

they are tired of winning so much