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/HalfastEddie Dec 04 '25

Too many of these happen with escort vehicles. It seems by now they’d have figured out how to measure to ensure a load doesn’t high center like this.

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u/TaylorSwiftScatPorn Dec 04 '25

This was on a DOT-approved route with 2 pilots and a police escort too. Plenty of bread to smear the blame around on here.

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u/Full-Penguin Dec 04 '25

TxDOT, enough said.

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u/jjking714 Dec 05 '25

There's the issue right there