Horrifying Runaway Train: San Bernardino Train Disaster SP 7551 East | Mayday | Wonder

They mentioned many of the things that went wrong that were preventable. Yet they didn't mention the most obvious one: building houses next to a curved section of elevated tracks at the bottom of a hill.

"OMG I'm fired"... The management culture of the railroad industry summed up in one short sentence.

I've worked as a student conductor in 2017 on this same train, out of Mojave Yard. The same engineer that ran this train was one of the individuals who trained me to be a conductor right before his retirement.

Absolutely insane that a huge freight train can call the dispatcher and just…have the dispatcher not instantly answer the call. There are obviously a million things that went wrong in this situation, but that feels like something pretty majorly wrong with the train system as a whole

I can’t believe how rude the people in Vegas were saying we have cars that are worth more than those peoples houses. They have nothing that is worth more than the lives that were lost

This train was going at least 100 mph when it derailed. For a freight train going at this speed is insane. That must've been terrifying for the men on board.

I worked for a railroad for 20 years. They had fhousands of safety rules to make sure no matter what happened they could blame it someone. If u reported a saftey violation or refused to operate unsafe equipment u were labelled a troublemaker and punished in many underhanded ways. Personally i was denied overtime and training that was rightfully mine. My paychecks would be wrong or missing. One time my checks began going to boston ma. , i worked in CT. Patroll said ur checks dont magically just go to another state, there is paperwork that has to be filled out!!! I asked for a copy of said paperwork. She said she would get back to me. 3 days later i called back and she told me they could not release the paperwork to me so i could see who authorized the change!!! Having a paper union that was deep in the companys pocket did not help things either. Someday iwill write a book. If u knew what i knew u wouldnt go anywhere near a train, and u would stop at every crossing even if the gates were up

Frank, this tragedy wasn't your fault so please don't blame yourself. My prayers go out to those families who lost loved ones, and those children

It's a good thing the engineer survived, otherwise the company would have probably tried to blame the engineer if he was dead, companies love blaming the dead for accidents because the dead can't defend themselves, luckily in this case the engineer could tell the investigator's exactly what happened.

Hey Frank, if you're watching this, just know this was NOT your fault. Thank you for your continued service on our railways.

Truly horrible and tragic :( RIP to those who lost their lives, especially the children. Frank, this was NOT your fault so please don't blame yourself.

I’ve only ever gone 20mph downhill in my little switch yard. I was riding the back of the cars and it scared the hell out of me. I couldn’t imagine 100+ mph going into a known corner must’ve been terrifying

Holland is a legend even after getting in a train crash getting punctured lung broken ribs he still works with trains, just amazing

I love how Mayday decided to detour from just air disasters for a bit, it’s a shame they didn’t do more of these episodes

9:20 "It's all downhill from here." Literally and figuratively.

I think the only thing I could relate this too is a run-a-way semi. I had a full load of beer on board, actually somewhat over-weight, coming out of Colorado Springs. Unaware of my brakes heating up,, then I saw the smoke. By then it was too late, I was travelling at more than 90 miles an hour. Tried everything I could think of, and running out of options. I started using the center barrier to try and slow it down. It was working, but slowly, When it slowed down enough, I ran it into the shoulder. The back half of the trailer was completely engulfed in flames. I bailed out and got as far away as I could. What a nightmare.

The gasoline pipeline should NEVER have been restarted until all malfunctioning valves were fixed and a thorough inspection of the pipe in the damaged area completed.

That poor engineer…thinking it was his fault. And those poor babies that died 😞

I've been in San Bernardino in 1995 and the residents still remember that tragedy as it had happened yesterday. A preventable horrible happening. My condolences to all of the victims' loved ones. May they rest in peace.

"We may need some assistance" Understatement of the year.