Chicago-Bound Amtrak Train Derails in Nebraska

Old Hiawatha Train [Doug Wallick]

An Amtrak train en route to Chicago from San francisco to Chicago carrying 175 passengers derailed in southwestern Nebraska this morning.

The California Zephyr derailed around 8 a.m. this morning near Max, NE, by the border with Colorado and Kansas. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari confirmed one person was injured in the derailment. the rail service is renting buses so that passengers may continue their trips east.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@chicagoist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Chuck Sudo in News on August 26, 2011 11:27 AM

Comments [rss]

BlueFairlane

This reminds me (for the oddest reasons) ... I noticed not long ago while researching something I'd read here that matty hasn't been here for a while, and that all his grumbly comments from matty have been erased. Did he get banned or something? What do you have to do to get banned?