Amtrak Resumes California-To-Colorado Service Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Amtrak is getting ready to resume part of its service between California and Chicago after last week's derailment in southwest Nebraska.
The railroad said Thursday that it would restart service between Denver and Emeryville, Calif., on Saturday, but Amtrak won't resume carrying passengers across Nebraska and Iowa until sometime later this month.
Amtrak says its California Zephyr will depart California on Saturday, and a westbound train will leave Denver on Sunday.
Amtrak suspended service after last Friday's derailment near Benkelman, Neb. Two locomotives and three passenger cars were forced after the rails when the train struck a crane but no major injuries were reported.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, which owns the tracks Amtrak uses in Nebraska, is still repairing flood damage near Omaha that forced long detours for Amtrak.
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