A Wyoming man who stole a train from a coal mine and crashed it because he was upset over a phone call with his boss has been sentenced to serve probation and pay restitution . Derek Skyler Brux , 22 , pleaded guilty in January for unhitching a pair of locomotives and going on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest lines of track in the country . Brux then crashed into an inactive Union Pacific train at 10mph before backing up and then hitting it again . Derek Skyler Brux , 22 , was sentenced to five years probation for taking a train from a coal mine and crashing it into another train last fall . He must also pay $ 63,000 in restitution to Rail Link , his employer . He was preparing to hit the train a third time when a Rail Link employee was able to get on the engine train and press the fuel cut-off switch , according to K2 Radio . Brux was working at his job at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine , where he had been employed as a utility coal operator for three years , when he received the phone call that upset him on October 9 . The details of what exactly his supervisor said were not included in available court documents . During the sentencing on Friday , U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl told Brux he needed to deal with his anger and mental health issues . Brux 's public defender David Weiss previous told the court his client had struggled with bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the past . But Brux was able to avoid prison time and instead must serve five years of probation . He also must pay over $ 63,000 in restitution to Rail Link . Brux pleaded guilty to unhitching two locomotives ( pictured ) and going on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest lines of track in the country .
Derek Skyler Brux , 22 , unhitched a pair of locomotives and took them on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest tracks in the country . He then crashed into an inactive train at 10mph before backing up and doing it again before he was stopped by a Rail Link employee . Brux was a utility coal operator at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine . He must also pay $ over $ 63,000 in restitution to Rail Link .