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Accident Investigation Summary Report HQ-2022-1643

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

Gothenburg, NE
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2022-1643
Investigation Status
Finalized
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
Union Pacific Railroad Company, UP, Gothenburg, Nebraska, Derailment
Document
Accident_Investigation_Summary_Report_HQ-2022-1643_FINAL.pdf (465.54 KB)

On May 26, 2022, at approximately 7:28 a.m., CDT, the Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (UP) eastbound Train Symbol CWTOK-24 consisting of a total of 294 loaded coal cars, derailed 30 cars at Milepost (MP) 246.66, traveling at a recorded speed of 50 miles per hour (MPH). This loaded coal train comprised six locomotives arranged in a distributed power unit (DPU) configuration (2:3:1) and was operating on the UP Great Plains Service Unit’s Kearney Subdivision in Dawson County, Nebraska.


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Last updated: Thursday, January 16, 2025