Omaha (NE) World-Herald, 2/8:
Stuck car, fallen tree delay Amtrak train for 9 1/2 hours just south of Omaha
An Amtrak passenger train headed to Omaha was delayed twice — once by a car stuck on the tracks, then by a fallen tree — for a total of 9½ hours Sunday and Monday just south of the city.
The first delay occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, when the train struck a car that had been abandoned on the tracks . . .
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Then, around 2:15 a.m. Monday, the train struck a tree that had fallen across the tracks . . .
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Despite the delays, the Amtrak crew earned praised from other passengers after they arrived at the station.
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