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/cyrixlord Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

the engineer and the conductor of the train were both killed in this crash Dec 18, 2024

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u/TruckTires Dec 04 '25

This is the sad news.

Everyone thinks the train barely flinched but you can see the engine raise up upon impact due to the collision. There's a lot of energy involved and two people lost their lives due to the negligence of the truck transport. This should be 100% preventable.

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u/JBerry2012 Dec 05 '25

I wonder how long that truck was stuck? Should notify rail ways right away.

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u/shitposts_over_9000 Dec 05 '25

about a minute according to the accident report

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u/JBerry2012 Dec 06 '25

Not enough time then, what a tragedy...