Union Pacific employed Mainline Services to assist in clean up of February 9, 2025 derailment and small fire of intermodal train Brooklyn Yard, Oregon, to Global 2, Chicago, IL, train Z BRG2B. Train piled up at control point CP W 437 Owasco west of Dix, Nebraska. Photo shows crossovers and mains 1 and 2 reconstruction. Main 3 was open. Photo taken March 2, 2025.
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What was the cause of the derailment?
Cause of derailment under investigation - nothing released as of March 2025.
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Ok, Keep me updated please @COZephyr1
It is highly likely that nothing will ever be released to the public. I will be shown in internal company reports but never released to the public.
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This will be a WAG on the cause either a bearing failure or wheel broke and picked the switch and played sling it all over the place.
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It happened at a control point, as did a derailment of a grain train east of North Platte the same day. Both areas were experiencing bitter cold temps. It could also be a rail defect at an insulated joint.
Jeff
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