OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Amtrak train that struck an abandoned car and then a tree was delayed nearly 10 hours just a few miles from its scheduled stop in Omaha.
The first delay occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, after the train struck a car that authorities say was abandoned on tracks in Bellevue. The wreckage was removed and the train resumed its journey 3½ hours later. Within minutes it struck a tree that had fallen across the tracks.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said Tuesday the tree damaged the lead locomotive’s underside. The locomotive was uncoupled after repair attempts were made on site.
The train got moving again around 7:55 a.m. Monday with only its second locomotive for power and arrived at the Omaha station 10 minutes later.