| Last updated on March 1, 2024
30 cars involved; no injuries reported
GOTHENBURG, Neb. — An estimated 30 cars of a Union Pacific coal train derailed Thursday morning two miles southeast of Gothenburg, KOLN/KGIN radio reports.
The accident about 7:30 a.m., involving a train eastbound from Wyoming, blocked all three tracks of the UP main line about 35 miles southeast of North Platte, with the railroad working quickly to clear one main. As of Thursday evening, work to clear the other two tracks continued.
No injuries were reported.
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