KEENESBURG, Colo. — Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr derailed Monday night after striking a truck at a grade crossing northeast of Denver, KDVR-TV reports.
Amtrak said that “no serious customer injuries” occurred in the collision and derailment that occurred about 10 p.m. east of Keenesburg, according to the Colorado State Patrol, although an exact number was not available. One injured crew member was taken to an area hospital.
KUSA-TV reports 69 passengers were on board the train at the time of the incident. Images on the websites of the two stations show multiple cars of the train derailed but still upright.
Keenesburg is about 40 miles northeast of Denver. Amtrak Alerts advisories say the train involved was to terminate in Denver, while the westbound Zephyr that departed Chicago on Monday was to terminate in Lincoln, Neb., early this morning, and will return from there as eastbound train No. 6 that would have originated in California on the 28th.
The westbound Zephyr departure from Chicago scheduled for today (Jan. 30) has also been cancelled; that train will instead originate in Denver. Cancelled entirely are the westbound train of Feb. 4 and eastbound train of Feb. 7.
— Updated at 8:35 a.m. CT with plans for upcoming trains; updated at 9:05 a.m. with information on injury to crew member.
