Amtrak has announced the California Zephyr, which was en route from Emeryville California to Chicago, has derailed near Max, Nebraska early Friday morning.
According to a statement from Amtrak one of its trains carrying 178 passengers has derailed in southwest Nebraska. Amtrak reports, "At about 8:50 a.m. CDT, an agricultural vehicle obstructing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (BNSF Railway Co.) tracks caused an Amtrak train to become disabled near Benkelman, Neb., which is near the Nebraska-Kansas border, according to Nebraska TV.
An Amtrak train carrying 178 passengers and crew derailed in southwest Nebraska Friday, according to a statement from the rail line.
No life-threatening injuries were reported but a few passengers were taken to local hospitals, Amtrak said.
The train, the California Zephyr, was en route from Emeryville, California to Chicago, and derailed around 8:50am local time.