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Nebraska man sentenced to year in prison for attempted rail sabotage

By Trains Staff | February 2, 2024

Incident occurred in 2019

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Union Pacific logo without slogan. UP Bailey Yard explosion appear to be accidental.OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man has been sentenced to a year in prison for trying to sabotage a Union Pacific grade crossing, KETV-TV reports.

Allen Love Jr., 50, of Arlington Nebraska will also receive two years of supervised release.

In September 2019, a Union Pacific employee found a 6-foot metal pipe lodged between the switch bar and rail on a switch in Blair, Neb., the station reports. Investigators subsequently found a green metal pipe in Love’s pickup that matched the pipe at the track.

Blair, on UP’s Blair Subdivision, is about 20 miles north of Omaha.

 

 

3 thoughts on “Nebraska man sentenced to year in prison for attempted rail sabotage

    1. You would only give 6 months for stupidity. Once stupid, always stupid. Stupid should get you 10-20 years.

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