RailIncident

FRA Incident

Derailment

2025-03-02 · ELKO, NEVADA

Event ID
F54:UP0325NC003202503
Date
2025-03-02
Time
8:30 AM
Event Family
FORM54
County
ELKO
State
NEVADA
Location Quality
exact_fra_coordinate
Location Method
direct_form54

Narrative

MGRRV-01, WHILE PULLING TRAIN FORWARD IN WESTWARD DIRECTION TRAIN WENT INTO UNDESIRED EMERGENCY. THREE EMPTY AUTO RACKS WERE FOUND DERAILED MID TRAIN ON CURVE OF TURNOUT AT MP 559.26. TRAIN WAS TRAVERSING CURVE/TURNOUT APPROACHING 17/YARD 1 SWITCH. THE NORTH RAIL HAD MULTIPLE JOINTS AND WORN RAIL INA SHORT DISTANCE ON NORTH RAIL/LOW SIDE OF CURVE RESULTING IN ROLLED RAIL AT POINT OF DERAILMENT. CARS WERE RIDING ON WORN RAIL AND TIGHT GAGE WITH MULTIPLE JOINT BARS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND WHEELS IMPACTING JOINT BARS AND WHEELS IMPACTING JOINT BARS. RAIL CONDITION WORN WITH OVERFLOW AND BATTEREDJOINTS. RAIL JOINT ALSO HAD PREVIOUS BREAK AND CHIPPED ENDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MINOR TO INTERMEDIATE PLATE CUT IN AREA WERE RAIL ROLLED.

Event Measures

Total Damage Cost
$183,193.00
Total Persons Injured
0
Total Persons Killed
0

Contributing FRA Reports

UP0325NC003202503 · Union Pacific Railroad Company

2025-03-02 · 0325NC003

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