2022 Missouri train derailment
On June 27, 2022, the Southwest Chief, a passenger train operated by Amtrak, derailed near the small town of Mendon, Missouri. The derailment was caused by the train striking a dump truck that was obstructing the crossing of County Road 113, about southwest of Mendon. Four people were killed in the wreck: three passengers on board the train and the truck driver, with up to 150 people injured. Train The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, with intermediate stops. There were approximately 275 passengers and 12 crew members onboard during the derailment. The train had two locomotives and eight railcars, all of which derailed. From front to rear, there were two GE Genesis P42DC locomotives (133 and 166), one Viewliner baggage car, and seven Superliner railcars (a transition sleeper car, two sleeping cars, a dining car, a sightseer lounge/café car, and two coach cars). According to a lawsuit filed by a passenger who boarded in Gallup, New Mexico, Southwest Chief Train 4 was "overcrowded with passengers and luggage"; every seat was filled and the Viewliner luggage car could not accommodate all of the passengers' bags, so some luggage was stowed in passenger car lounges. By the time the