In the early morning of February 1, 1996, an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (ATSF) freight train, en route from Barstow to Los Angeles, California was traveling westbound on the ATSF south main track when it derailed at milepost 60.4 near Cajon Junction, California. After the derailment and the subsequent rail car pileup, which involved 45 cars including 5 cars containing hazardous materials, a fire ignited that engulfed the train and the surrounding area. The conductor and brakeman were killed, the engineer suffered serious injuries and 20 other people were also hurt.

This episode of The Cornfield Meet: Transportation Disasters podcast is brought to you by Michele. Michele is a ham radio operator N8CSX and an amateur disaster historian.

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