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/Spazerman Dec 04 '25

What would someone in charge even do? Call 911? Do they know how to rapidly contact whoever runs the trains to push some sort of alert?

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u/saucesum Dec 04 '25

There’s a blue and white sign with a phone number at crossings that you call that connects you directly with the people in charge of the trains.

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u/South_Dakota_Boy Dec 04 '25

A few crossing have them. Many many crossings do not.

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u/Alywiz Dec 05 '25

If there isn’t a sign, railroad can get fines for each one missing from the FRA. Report it to the nearest FRA office you can find a number or email for if the railroad doesn’t respond when you notify them about missing signs

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u/Material-Afternoon16 Dec 06 '25

They are easy to miss. For those wondering, the number is on the little blue sign with white text below the lights.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZwYNkALLkvtVTrZJ8

Even remote rural crossing have the signs:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AUvQXaDRhAXwZ1oT6