CSX Trail Derailment, Runaway Welded Rail-Train

[@UNF2021]

Dang! R.I.P to those locomotives, I remember seeing this when I was younger and getting creeped out by both the photographs and the music in the background, which btw actually adds a nice tone for what kind of video this is. And tbh it kinda reminds me of something in Luigi's Mansion lol

[@The7-starhotel758]

Maybe

[@robloxianweatherchannel1512]

It did for me too but I came back because I haven't seen this video in so long, but now the music kinda sounds good and the pictures granted still are creepy but it's mesmerizing to look at.

[@TheCNRailfan]

What's the song

[@LeafyJolt]

I remember watching this video back in like 2014 when I was still in elementary school! Nostalgia…

[@TracksideAlexGonzalez]

This video is memories, I remember watching this back in 2011, I was so curious how did this happened, and now I already know how did this happened, I’m 13 now and I will never forgot this video.

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

The probable cause of the accident was failure of the train crew to apply a sufficient number of handbrakes on CSX Train W01927.

[@JustinCastleberry117]

The pipe organ made this sound more sinister... interesting combo.

[@robertgift]

Justin Castleberry Not a pipe organ. Electronic counterfiet.

[@achathcoat]

Justin Castleberry I thought it was cool

[@haegenbyrne]

@@achathcoat what's the name of this song

[@ScoopDaddy488]

I live in Brookwood and remembered when this happened and had to take Alabama junction as a by pass to work at the mines, but I didn't realize one of the GP30 slugs was involved in it. I doubt it lived.

[@pinpuller44]

I worked for RJ Corman derailment when this happened and we had to clean this up. I now work for CSX as a conductor, and the handbrakes are used when leaving unattended equipment. What had happened is the crew tied the train down and went off duty, well the engine shut down which stopped pumping air to the train, which in turn the brakes bled off and there wasn't sufficient hand brakes to hold the train so it rolled out. As far as the rail is concerned its pliable to enough to be transported.

[@randum7600]

i remember watching this when i was 3 or 4 and the music scared me but i kept watching and now 9 years later im watching it and it still creeps me out

[@dennisb-trains23]

Calamity. Did anyone notice the Chessie Systems logo? Glad no one was hurt.

[@CSX8663]

I Live About 2 Miles From Where This Wreck Occured In Brookwood. I Was At Home When It Happened And I Heard The Collision And I Rode My Bike To See. It Was Pretty Nasty But Everyone Was Ok.

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

Hey ummm I seen a train split before it was a bnsf coal line train 25 anniversary for it

[@bobgallo2178]

Truly amazing that there were no injuries, let alone it was not a fatal. They had a guardian angel with them that day.

[@DaveWVideo]

Where'd you get that music? I want it played at my funeral. Too cool.

[@ohioandnortheastern]

DaveWVideo he probably stretched it out off his ass

[@tinymarkipler2yeaaboi153]

shane Jones LOL THATS CSXS FURNAUAL SONG ALSO THATS GHOST AND THE ORGAN

[@someguy5354]

DaveWVideo the music is Smoke One with the lord

[@doramilitiakatiemelody1875]

It reminds me of Taps

[@IIGrayfoxII]

@@doramilitiakatiemelody1875 Reminds me of Davy Jones Organ piece

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

Very amazing how something so big can be cleaned up so fast

[@kyleb06]

For anyone wondering, the song is Pipe Organ and Ghost

[@JasontheFolf]

why is there funeral music

[@mytfy1]

whoever thought this music was a good idea...has run out of ideas!

[@danwat1234]

Silent Enemy - Noise Conspiracy, the organ music at the beginning matches but did they originally make that beat..

[@stickyplaysrailfaningandmo8078]

Jason Houle yeah I love trains not dead trains

[@kenyattasnipes9404]

Jason Houle I know right

[@jessecarey795]

Jason Houle exactly

[@csxno601]

CSXT 7847 is back in road service. It still wears YN2 paint, and is now equipped with a Leslie RS3L horn in place of it's original Nathan K5LAR24.

[@The7-starhotel758]

So do i

[@TheCNRailfan]

​@@The7-starhotel758hi 7878

[@The7-starhotel758]

@@TheCNRailfan Oh, Hi! How are you?

[@haegenbyrne]

it's actually repainted in YN3

[@csxno601]

@@haegenbyrne It wasn't 13 years ago when I made that comment.

[@royalflush5000]

These pictures demonstrated that the wide cabs offer MUCH more crew protection in accidents than the standard cabs.

[@XUALOes]

Finally I've Been Looking For This

[@Schlxtzskyyy]

Old account better stop yapping

[@Offroadersdotcom]

I recall reading that it was caused by a fault switch putting the welded rail-train on the wrong track.

[@The7-starhotel758]

In the end after the wreck, CSX GP30 2243 and CSX GP40-2 6473 were damaged beyond repair and scrapped! CSX 7847 was survived on the wreck and it put back into the service! 4115 was undamaged and it was put back into the same way!

[@fredferd965]

The dripping organ music is a BUMMBER!!!!

[@thinker44duhhuh22]

Fred Ferd ii

[@smartassstevie]

that;s why ns puts buffer cars on the rear and front of rail trains. may not do much depending on speed though.

[@greglaplante7593]

I live in Valdosta general we had a Norfolk Southern train derailment . Made a hell of a mess . Rotting corn . Biggest damn noise I ever heard.

[@greglaplante7593]

Georgia.

[@greglaplante7593]

I meant Georgia.

[@CarmineRC]

The MOST appropriate music EVER, for such a morose scene!! I'm thankful that there were no fatalities... Just another day at CSX!!! :P

[@johnstormcloud6012]

Wait how tf did the drivers not die

[@bigtime7724]

+Alex Butler because freight engines are designed to with stand the strongest of impact it's very rare for a freight train crew on head end to be killed

[@southernrailfanner7675]

You don’t think the trains were hurt

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

Let’s all have a moment of silence for these locomotives 😪

[@haegenbyrne]

agree

[@jimmypringosvr5154]

Well on the bright side if they had to replace any of the rail on the tracks because of the derailment they didn’t have to look very far

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

@@jimmypringosvr5154 yeah lol. Hey thanks for replying to this so I can relive my cringe days. I cared more about the object than the people involved. Was the crew alright here?

[@jimmypringosvr5154]

@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast I have no idea

[@railfanlynx]

No injurys.

[@stephenbox946]

This was big in the news here in Tuscaloosa Al, the next year we had killer tornadoes!

[@Offroadersdotcom]

That was something that I read about the accident when I put those photos together. I'm not sure what they meant hand brakes. It may have been air brakes they were referring to.

[@ADIX2400]

Hand brakes are a wheel on the outside locomotives or rolling stock. They are used to keep cars from rolling

[@williamlayng9725]

Perfect music for the "doom & gloom" effect! It sounded like the Misfits would jump out and start performing

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

Man O Man. That can never be good. Those rails were like arrows. Thanks for the info, Most appreciated.

[@Thompsongs]

No one was injured? That's very good, and amazing. Especially when the pictures are that terrifying.

[@Offroadersdotcom]

@robertgift Not fake shots, just dramatic. This really happened and these were official photos taken after the accident. 56 and 1:08 are cropped but nothing more.

[@mikeking9917]

that music was a little 'off track'! lol

[@KingTrump2024]

Whoopsie-doodle!!….. Damn-it Jim I'm a Doctor not a Conductor, set your own damn handbrakes.

[@benmussolini2284]

UH OK ,,Six guys wearing suits just came in my apartment and carried my coffee table out over their shoulders .Wow that was weird.

[@Band__geek]

Who’s here for the nostalgia type in comments:

[@LeafyJolt]

Nostalgia.

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

Me

[@sc0tte1-416]

Well that would really suck to clean up.

[@HughFSmith]

Sounds to me like they didn't have enough air pressure built up in the lines that go from the compressor in the engine to the rest of the train. Usually a bad leak in the main system or the air hoses running car-to-car can cause that. This was a very serious leak if that was the case in this derailment. They only use hand brakes to set a car(s) out on a siding by themselves. Trains use dynamic braking going down grades now, not hand brakes.

[@lukethecrazyhillbilly6901]

I LOVE Your videos

[@geofferywickline4846]

So, runaway speed definitely means runaway.

[@akaazzz]

This song reminds me of Halloween lol

[@dorathewatermelon2056]

2243 scared me

[@Conraildan]

bet that cleanup took forever

[@bullpuky]

@CintiRailFan The description says 2008 Brookwood Alabama.

[@BrooklynPerson30000]

haha the music- cool video

[@Offroadersdotcom]

I honestly don't remember. I think I found it with some royalty free public Halloween music on a website somewhere about two years ago.

[@austindarrenor]

I have to put this music into my alarm clock.

[@bullpuky]

Wow, I'll bet that wreck made a lot of noise.

[@Offroadersdotcom]

@robertgift No fake photos. There are however a few that are cropped and zoomed in on to see the damage. But nothing faked.

[@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana]

What a mess! It must have cost several million dollars to clean that up. You said it was probably caused by a faulty switch that put one of the trains on the wrong track. So it was a hardware or software error, not a a human error.

[@TheSqeeek]

Someone got fired...

[@greglaplante7593]

I live in Valdosta Georgia , we had a Norfolk Southern train derailment , biggest damn noise I ever heard. Also it was carrying dry corn and it stunk for days rotting .

[@ns_guy5149]

Greg LaPlante dang

[@brandonwilson4281]

🇺🇸💰🔥🍼💑

[@cj382]

at least they didn't have to go far for the replacement rail. by the way, was that music from the adams family?

[@christianwagner4386]

at 2:04. huh you think THE TRAIN'S ARE HURT.

[@haegenbyrne]

Yes the trains are hurt

[@tinymarkipler2yeaaboi153]

Catmation sorry forgive me

[@kylesnider1784]

There was a driver in one train...didnt know if u realized that...

[@RellyOhBoy]

Steel missiles. Whats with the vampire cathedral music tho?

[@tejasnite]

dealing with that new welded ribbon rail is gonna be costly if the have to use A cutting torch

[@dadnyfur]

What an incredible mess to clean up. It's hard to imagine how they can handle all of those long sections of welded rail back onto cars for removal, and of course all of those derailed locomotives. My guess is that they will have to cut much of the rail sections?

[@Offroadersdotcom]

@nickstowell The song was an mp3 I had in with my Halloween music and sounds. It's labeled "halloween-pipe-organ" so I have no idea about its actual title if it had one.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

They don't have to look far for replacement rail. :-)

[@Paublo79]

The shots with the rails in the engines look photo shopped :P

[@slyfoxyandalifesaver]

not sure about anyone else but i could feel each and every heart beat through this video....O.o

[@GoutamRayKol70]

video recording with sound direction is very good.

[@optimus4800]

Thanks for the explanation. Was the crew inadequately trained, or did they violate rules?

[@nickt.2238]

A leak in the air brakes caused this. This is an old video I know. I meant to comment on it awhile back after learning what caused it but never got around to it.

[@shauns9694]

Christ what a wreck. Lucky no one got hurt or worse.

[@GameSplesh]

M8 tbh I'm more bummed about the trains than the people... There is lots of people to spare in this world. Just a shame the ones that deserve to die don't...

[@ohioandnortheastern]

How many locomotives were involved

[@user-DeLorean-Dude2024]

I think there was 5 or 6 engines involved.

[@rad3766]

Wow, that was brutal. And really, where do you start the rerailing process? Does all that track need to be torched? Prolly got twisted and kinked anyway......

[@eagleone9574]

WEll, some poor engineer lost all his "attaboys" on this one.

[@violetsinbloom1998]

yeah

[@daro2262]

It would have fun to see & hear the sound of that stacked up mess

[@haegenbyrne]

What’s the song name

[@nickstowell]

Wow thats bad, nice pics and music goes good with it, any idea about the songs title ?.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

amazing how they pierced through like that

[@shaunboac6570]

I love CSX and AMTRAK

[@ethanfigols]

I just saw 2242 yesterday with 2243

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

Is 6473 a GP40-2?

[@The7-starhotel758]

Yes sir! 😢 So, Rip CSX 6473

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

@@The7-starhotel758oof yea, is there a recreation of this crash?

[@The7-starhotel758]

@@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy yes!

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

@@The7-starhotel758can you tell me the recreation name pls?

[@Yeetus_The_Trainz_Tutorial_Guy]

@@The7-starhotel758can you send the video name?

[@demon9554]

did anyone survive

[@CrossbuckProductions]

Little kevin gaming everyone survived.... wtf

[@carlpeddy]

Metal bends. The rails will temporarily deform as the train goes around curves.

[@silastrain486]

R.I.P CSX 6473 CSX 2243 AND CSX 6473

[@andrewcondee1949]

Great video spot some nice Chessie cars in there as well!

[@-watermelonking]

the whole train was Chessie

[@ThePaulmonty]

that would have taken a while to sort out that mess

[@achathcoat]

what is the song name because it sounds really cool

[@gunsaway1]

Great organ music. Glad nobody got hurt.

[@HughFSmith]

If the train was stationary, the only (real) way to get it moving again is throttle power. The engineer has control of the brakes thru the whole train. Something went seriously wrong here, but what exactly is the compelling question. Did some forget to set the train brakes or did someone lose control of the train while on a grade? I would chose the latter.

[@AviationNut]

I can tell you that I would not want to be in the cab of 2243. Having few rails go through my beer gut and melon would not be good for my health. LOL I am just glad no one got killed or hurt in this accident, but someone definitely got fired.

[@henryvesala6835]

I am glad nobody was dead

[@patriotic_car5944]

henry vesala THE LOCOMOTIVES ARE DEAD STUPID

[@billyreynolds4749]

+LaazAR theGAmer - that's not what he means jackasshole!

[@wolevet97]

@Offroadersdotcom basically it means tearing up.

[@BBT609]

Wow. What a derailment. Boy that engine got pierced right through. Well, at least they have a train full of rails to fix the damaged ones lol. Ironic .

[@trainmaster119]

Is that still there? 🚄🚉🚊🚂

[@Og-Judy]

Soooo. Where's the clean-up video?

[@kittykatmca1985]

What's the name of this cool song?

[@chandlerbranchrailfanprodu5928]

Reminds me of the scrapyard music in Thomas and Friends.

[@haegenbyrne]

i'm litteraly crying right now

[@htc6600]

The rails they're running on are bent in a curve, why would the rails they're hauling not bend in a curve? There are braces on the cars to keep the rails in line with the train so they don't move sideways in the curves.

[@TommyBNSF]

"Hello we need some new rail, our rail delivery train crashed and we need some more rail."

[@TylerTJ]

TommyBNSF, I love ur channel

[@hudaprogaming2official]

The music just in my ears so creppy🤣

[@Cinncinnatus]

Im just wondering but why did you say that the accident happened because not enough hand brakes werent applied? was the train stationary and then started rolling due to that? because no-one uses handbrakes on a moving train its all air brakes controlled maybe for a single/few car on a siding but I never heard of anyone trying to stop a train by jumping from car to car to set the hand brake on a moving train.

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

That train just looked so heavy. What was the cause of this accident? Awesom Post, Liked it.

[@ADIX2400]

The crew of the train tied the train down but shut the locomotive off which made the air bleed out of the brakes and caused the train to roll away

[@smartassstevie]

it must have taken forever to torch cut all that rail before rerailing started.

[@kevinbrooks6265]

that music fits quite well!

[@Arikisfine]

How long was that there for? Cause I notice there's a road that cars passes on

[@e195087]

them train wrecks are really bad

[@trainlover1999]

good thing that no one was hurt, but I feel bad for the engines.

[@AHumanButcher]

Can you tell me the song to this video and or if it can be found on iTunes?

[@nxtyrjrslm]

A bit suspicion, WP welded cars in.feather river! Also runaway!