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Around thirty train cars were seen off the track following the overnight derailing in Gothenburg, around 50 miles from the Nebraska state capital of Lincoln.
Law enforcement and a hazmat team were on the scene as authorities deal with yet another derailment on the nation's railways.
Crews with the Union Pacific Railroad were also called to the site Tuesday morning to attempt the cleanup.
Local resident Jesse Ambler told DailyMail.com that train derailments have occurred numerous times in the area in recent months, which has caused significant disruption to the local town of roughly 3500 people.'It seems to happen all the time,' he said. 'I don't know what the deal is.'He added that around 20 vehicles and an excavator were quickly on the scene following the wreck, as authorities attempt to quickly cleanup the site. Footage of the wreck shows numerous carriages laid on their side while workers organize around it.
'This is the fourth one in the last 10 months, it must be one of the busiest railways in America.
'The rail company keeps laying people off and building longer and longer trains, but with less people to maintain the tracks. It's a problem.'
According to 1011Now, train derailments have hit the same area in May, June and November of last year.
Union Railroad said in a statement: 'At about 1:45a.m. CST today, approximately 31 Union Pacific train cars carrying coal derailed near Gothenburg, Nebraska.
'No one was injured. The incident occurred about three miles southeast of Gothenburg. Cleanup has begun, with heavy equipment on site.
'One of the three mainline tracks near the derailment site reopened to train traffic at about 8 a.m. CST. The cause of the incident is under investigation.'
I mean really, no other train company thought to double inspect their stuff?
It's happening, when whatever is planned goes off, there will be severe shortages.