Max SA Numbers Game: The 2022 Dieburg (Germany) Train CollisionA poorly programmed signaling system and insufficient adherence to rules and guidelines cause two freight trains to collide. 1 person dies.23 min read·1 day ago--1--1
Max SFast Flight: The 1946 Naperville (USA) Train CollisionExtremely tight scheduling, high speed and insufficient braking cause an express train to crash into a stopped train ahead. 45 people die.12 min read·Apr 14, 2024--2--2
Max SRunning Ratty Rails: The 2000 Hatfield (England) DerailmentNegligent and insufficient maintenance causes a rail to suddenly shatter beneath a high speed train. 4 people die.15 min read·Apr 7, 2024--1--1
Max SDestination Mercy: The 2020 Los Angeles (USA) Train DerailmentThe attempt to ram a train into a ship sheds a light on the importance of mental health evaluations and the dangers of conspiracy theories.15 min read·Mar 31, 2024--2--2
Max SUnlucky Leak: The 1989 Ufa (Soviet Union) Train InfernoSparks from a passing train cause leaked gas from a faulty pipeline to explode, with the blast derailing 2 trains. At least 575 people die.9 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
Max SNew Guy, Old Problems: The 2023 Tempi (Greece) Train CollisionInsufficient safety systems, political issues an overwhelmed, unfit dispatcher cause two trains to collide head-on. 57 people die.15 min read·Mar 17, 2024--1--1
Max SLooped Out: The 2020 Wallan (Australia) Train DerailmentA train driver is insufficiently instructed about a temporary speed limit, causing his train to derail at high speed. 2 people die.18 min read·Mar 10, 2024--2--2
Max SThey Shall Never Grow Old: The 1915 Quintinshill (Scotland) Train Collision and InfernoNegligence by the signal box crew causes four trains to collide, starting a fire. 230 people die.20 min read·Mar 3, 2024--3--3
Max SBetween the Lights: The 1995 Fox River Grove (USA) Level Crossing CollisionAn inexperienced driver and poor infrastructure design cause a school bus to be struck by a train at a level crossing. 7 people die.16 min read·Feb 25, 2024--1--1
Max SWatery Ways: The 1918 Weesp (Netherlands) Train DerailmentA poorly constructed embankment collapses as a train drives over it in the rain, causing the train to fall off the rails. 41 people die.8 min read·Feb 17, 2024--1--1