RailIncident

FRA Incident

Derailment

2026-05-18 · PLATTE, NEBRASKA

Event ID
F54:UP0526GL028202605
Date
2026-05-18
Time
11:45 AM
Event Family
FORM54
County
PLATTE
State
NEBRASKA
Location Quality
exact_fra_coordinate
Location Method
direct_form54

Narrative

LNJ43-18 WAS BUILDING THE MCBNP IN TRACK 22. CONDUCTOR WAS ON THE WEST LEAD; UTILITY EMPLOYEE DROVE TO EAST END OF THE TRACK TO PROTECT THE SHOVE FROM THE WEST. THERE IS A SET OF CROSSOVERS IN THEMIDDLE OF THE YARD WHICH WERE LINED FOR THE CROSSOVER MOVEMENT. ON THE WAY TO THE EAST END, UTILITYEMPLOYEE DID NOT CHECK POSITION OF CROSSOVERS. THE CONDUCTOR STARTED TO SHOVE EAST IN TRACK 22 WHERE THE UTILITY TOOK OVER AND PROTECTED THE SHOVE. AFTER SHOVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE CROSSOVER SWITCH,WHICH WAS LINED AGAINST THEIR MOVE, THEY PULLED AHEAD AND DERAILED 8 CARS.

Event Measures

Total Damage Cost
$368,011.00
Total Persons Injured
0
Total Persons Killed
0

Contributing FRA Reports

UP0526GL028202605 · Union Pacific Railroad Company

2026-05-18 · 0526GL028

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