UP Coal Train Derails Near Gothenburg
By Geoff Roth, Managing Editor Nebraska Public Media
May 26, 2022, 1 p.m. ·
An aerial drone photo shows the cars filled with coal that derailed near Gothenburg (Photo: NSP)
An aerial drone photo shows the cars filled with coal that derailed near Gothenburg (Photo: NSP)
A Union Pacific coal train derailed near Gothenburg, about 190 miles west of Lincoln, Thursday morning.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol the derailment involved 30 cars filled with coal.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. Union Pacific says the eastbound train was hauling coal from Wyoming.
There were no injuries. As of Thursday afternoon, cleanup efforts were still underway.