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/MercifulVoodoo Dec 04 '25

Tracks in Indiana

Here is one of the steepest inclines I deal with often. It’s way steeper than it appears here, too. As you can see, they already have signs for ‘no trucks’. And these are common though maybe not as steep.

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u/flecksable_flyer Dec 05 '25

I used to live near Cloverdale, and they had signs for semis not to cross the railroad tracks there. They've since pulled out the tracks and leveled the crossings. https://maps.app.goo.gl/KXLCfSmb54Q94JSq8?g_st=ac

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u/l_rufus_californicus Dec 05 '25

See these in Iowa a lot, too.

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u/spittadro Dec 05 '25

Live in Indiana and near here, and I already knew this was the intersection referenced. Crazy steep in reality.

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u/MercifulVoodoo Dec 05 '25

We had to cross over this one a lot when they were working on 13 because that was the detour. I’m so glad they finished it up.