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HQ-2019-1327

Document Series:
Accident Investigations
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Location

Oshkosh, NE
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2019-1327
Investigation Status
Finalized
Document
HQ-2019-1327 - Final.pdf (1.24 MB)

On March 3, 2019, at 11:18 p.m., MST, eastbound Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) coal train 2CBTWL9-03 (Train 1) derailed 35 cars on Main Track 2, at Milepost (MP) 76.45 on the North Platte Service Unit, South Morrill Subdivision, near Oshkosh, Nebraska. Train 1 had two locomotives on the head end, 135 loaded coal cars, and one distributed power locomotive on the rear. It was 7,512 feet long, and had 19,305 trailing tons.


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Last updated: Sunday, March 3, 2019