Train derailment in Gothenburg, Nebraska sparks an emergency hazmat response

Train derailment in Gothenburg, Nebraska sparks an emergency hazmat response

Authorities addressed yet another derailment on the country’s railways while hazmat personnel and law enforcement were on the scene.

In an effort to clean up the mess, Union Pacific Railroad crews were also present on the scene.

A witness told KNOP that the accident was the third derailment caused by a broken rail in the same location in the previous six months.

Union Railroad stated: “At about 1:45a.m. CST today, approximately 31 Union Pacific train cars carrying coal derailed near Gothenburg, Nebraska. No one was injured. The incident occurred about three miles southeast of Gothenburg. Cleanup has begun, with heavy equipment on site.

“One of the three mainline tracks near the derailment site reopened to train traffic at about 8 a.m. CST. The cause of the incident is under investigation,” they stated.

One person on Twitter said this was the fourth time in a year a train has derailed in Gothenburg.