List of BNSF Railway accidents and incidents

=== 2006 ===

=== 2006 ===

* June 14, 2006 – Kismet train collision - Two BNSF Railway freight trains collide [[Head-on collision|head-on]] in [[Madera, California]], due to one of the trains [[Signal Passed at Danger|running a red signal]], injuring 5 people. One of the train's crew members, the one that ran the red, is suspected to be high on cocaine. There was a camera on board Dash 9-44CW #4479, which was one of the locomotives involved in the collision; the video of the collision is widely available on [[YouTube]] and related sites. During the footage, the southbound train's engineer was seen jumping clear of the lead unit, BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4059 immediately before the collision.{{Cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGurx6LifNQ|title=BNSF 4479 2006 Collision|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cite web|last1=Eberly|first1=Tim|last2=McCarthy|first2=Charles|title=Madera Train Wreck Injures 5: Railroad Crew Workers Jump From Locomotives; Cause of Crash Not Revealed.|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/539321/madera_train_wreck_injures_5_railroad_crew_workers_jump_from/index.html|work=[[The Fresno Bee]]|date=June 15, 2006|accessdate=June 20, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916204523/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/539321/madera_train_wreck_injures_5_railroad_crew_workers_jump_from/|archivedate=September 16, 2012}}All but one of the locomotives involved in the accident were repaired, the only one being deemed a total loss was [[National Railway Equipment|NREX]] [[EMD SD50]] #5473 (ex [[Conrail]] #6829).

* June 14, 2006 – Kismet train collision - Two BNSF Railway freight trains collide [[Head-on collision|head-on]] in [[Madera, California]], due to one of the trains [[Signal Passed at Danger|running a red signal]], injuring 5 people. One of the train's crew members, the one that ran the red, is suspected to be high on cocaine. There was a camera on board Dash 9-44CW #4479, which was one of the locomotives involved in the collision; the video of the collision is widely available on [[YouTube]] and related sites. During the footage, the southbound train's engineer was seen jumping clear of the lead unit, BNSF Dash 9-44CW #4059 immediately before the collision.{{Cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGurx6LifNQ|title=BNSF 4479 2006 Collision|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cite web|last1=Eberly|first1=Tim|last2=McCarthy|first2=Charles|title=Madera Train Wreck Injures 5: Railroad Crew Workers Jump From Locomotives; Cause of Crash Not Revealed.|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/539321/madera_train_wreck_injures_5_railroad_crew_workers_jump_from/index.html|work=[[The Fresno Bee]]|date=June 15, 2006|accessdate=June 20, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916204523/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/539321/madera_train_wreck_injures_5_railroad_crew_workers_jump_from/|archivedate=September 16, 2012}}All but one of the locomotives involved in the accident were repaired, the only one killed was [[National Railway Equipment|NREX]] [[EMD SD50]] #5473 (ex [[Conrail]] #6829).

* October 9, 2006 – The Cactus Train Collision - A BNSF coal train entered an open switch on a spur track which had failed to be realigned, and collided with a stationary train. Both crewmen received minor injuries. Like the Kismet collision, it too was captured on video.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/18ZEx4sfq_0| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZEx4sfq_0| title = bnsf 5942 train crash | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}

* October 9, 2006 – The Cactus Train Collision - A BNSF coal train entered an open switch on a spur track which had failed to be realigned, and collided with a stationary train. Both crewmen received minor injuries. Like the Kismet collision, it too was captured on video.{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/18ZEx4sfq_0| archive-date = 2021-12-08| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZEx4sfq_0| title = bnsf 5942 train crash | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}