The collision happened in Afidnes station, during the entrance of a passenger train towards Athens, headed by the ADtranz locomotive A477. The switching point was not in straight position for the ... (more)

The Gottwald crane lift up the driving cab of AHK4212. Alsthom-Heschel-Krupp No.4212 Locomotive travelling from Pakchong to Hinlap derailed Pakchong district near Klang Dong Station 23/05/2012, ... (more)

Controlled Cooling
With a defect clearly seen at the head of the rail due to the noticeable rust there, this weld had no chance in keeping the rail together as the low temperatures of ... (more)

Two days before this photo was taken an eastbound loaded coal train rear-ended another on BNSF’s Sand Hills Subdivision near Lakeside, Nebraska. The collision caused extensive damage to the firs... (more)

A unique scene is transpiring in Calera as a pair of cranes lift this damaged Norfolk Southern steel hopper off the veteran Southern bulkhead flatcar at the Transportation Services Inc. facility w... (more)

In a sight that seemed all too familiar back then, a PC wreck derrick works to clear a derailment east of Tunnelhill, PA on July 18, 1975. The night before an eastbound Pennsylvania Power & Light... (more)

After hitting a rockslide west of Jasper the night before, CN 2306 awaits its uncertain future. On the conductors side of the unit is significant frame damage from when the engine careened into th... (more)

A crash damaged carriage is seen on it`s side, loaded on a flat wagon at Laksham Junction.

Aftermath of a three train collision near Valparaiso, IN on Jan 7, 2012

Southern Railway Work Extra #5162 has Southern Railway 250-Ton Industrial Brownhoist wrecker/derricks #903016 and 903026 in position to clean up the derailment of Conrail loaded flatcar #716074

A broken axle was the cause of this derailment that sent a bunch of well cars and their containers to the ground in Hager City, Wisconsin. Clean up started soon after and went through the night to... (more)

CN 4515 is being lifted free of two other locos that derailed at Lake Avenue in Stoney Creek, ON. Two cranes were utilized to lift the locomotives out of the gulley, one of them being a steam pow... (more)

A no truck crossing sign lays in the grass on S Battleground Avenue after a truck that got stuck on the Oak St. railroad crossing was hit Wednesday afternoon by a Norfolk Southern intermodal train... (more)

Derailment...The Clean Up: CSX Q616 derailed in the early morning hours (approx. 4am EST) on March 8th, 2012. 27 cars hit the ground, but the 3 lead units along with 3 cars escaped w... (more)

Just after clearing the draw bridge which gives CP-Draw its namesake, Q004 picked the switch which divides the NS Bison Runner from CSX's 2 Main.