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UP derailment shuts down main line in Nebraska

By Trains Staff | May 2, 2022

| Last updated on March 16, 2024


Friday incident involves 15 cars

Union Pacific logo with Building America sloganSHELTON, Neb. — Fifteen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Friday evening near Shelton, Neb., temporarily closing the railroad’s main line on the Kearney Subdivision.

The Grand Island Independent reports the derailment occurred about 5:45 p.m. about a mile west of Shelton along U.S. Route 30. No injuries were reported, and no hazardous materials were said to be involved. A photograph shows intermodal double-stack cars were involved.

The cause is under investigation.

The derailment site is about 20 miles east of Kearney, Neb.

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