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Train derails east of North Platte Saturday

The Union Pacific Railroad had 38 railroad cars derail Saturday evening around 6:00 p.m. east of North Platte.
Sunday, August 23rd 2020, 9:11 AM CDT
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NBC Nebraska - North Platte

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Union Pacific Railroad had 38 railroad cars derail Saturday evening around 6:00 p.m. east of North Platte.

Spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza told News 2 (NBC Nebraska - North Platte) there were no injuries in the pile up. The train was traveling from North Platte to Little Rock, Arkansas. It derailed before passing Maxwell, east of North Platte.

The accident is under investigation.