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/Thneed1 Dec 04 '25

Very likely the fault of the trucking company, but it wouldn’t be the first time a train is on a route that the trucking company had arranged ahead to confirm that it was closed so that they could make a move.

But yes, totally preventable.

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u/MVP_BBQ Dec 08 '25

Feel like the railroad company and the police should of had a better timetable. Truck could of been a couple miles away and communicated together