Another train has derailed in the Midwest in Nebraska, officials have confirmed.
The Union Pacific statement added that “one of the three mainline tracks near the derailment site reopened to train traffic at about 8 a.m. CST” and that “the cause of the incident is under investigation.”
The Epoch Times has contacted Union Pacific for comment.
The incident comes as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told ABC News on Tuesday morning that he is planning on visiting the site of a train derailment earlier this month in East Palestine, Ohio. That train, operated by Norfolk Southern, was carrying a range of toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride, before officials initiated the controlled release and burn of the chemicals on board the train.
Locals have since complained of health problems and have said that they’ve witnessed animal die-offs. Earlier this month, authorities told East Palestine residents that it was fine to return to their homes, while state officials last week said that testing has shown it’s fine to drink the village’s municipal water.
In the ABC News interview, Buttigieg also called for more regulations on railway operators and said he wants to see higher fines if those firms violate federal safety regulations.
“I’m concerned that some rail companies treat fines for safety violations as a cost of doing business and then the real cost is borne by families and communities when that safety violation leads to a tragedy,” he said in a statement Tuesday. “It’s just not enough to have an adequate deterrent effect.”