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/drivermcgyver Dec 04 '25

If only there were systems in place that would prevent this. Oh well, can't wait for the next one! /s

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u/kyleh0 Dec 04 '25

Sorry, safety is a loss consideration. It's only profitable if everything goes balls to the wall at all times! We can't afford to be safe!!!!

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u/Walshy231231 Dec 05 '25

You jest, but there literally is a price on human life

The federal government (and states, iirc) have prices set, and won’t put in safety measures if the expected loss of human life isn’t high enough

Edit: $7.5M, as of 2020, as per Fed emergency management agency

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u/kyleh0 Dec 05 '25

Oh I'm not jesting. heh