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The derailment occurred on the Hi-Line, a portion of the BNSF's Northern Transcon. [4] [5] BNSF conducted its most recent inspection of the section through Joplin on September 23, 2021. The last major Amtrak accident in Montana occurred in 1988, when an Empire Builder train hit a track buckle and derailed in Saco. [6]
Wolf Point station is a train station in Wolf Point, Montana.It is a stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder line. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway. [3] [5] Prior to the formation of Amtrak, the Great Northern Railway operated passenger service along the line.
The Yellowstone River bridge collapse was a train derailment that occurred on June 24, 2023, near Columbus, Montana, United States. A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River collapsed, causing several cars of a freight train carrying hazardous materials to fall into the water below. The incident resulted in environmental concerns and internet ...
Highway 25 in Wolf Point. Highway 25's western terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Wolf Point, Montana.The route heads northeast parallel to US 2 and a railroad. After bending southeastward, it passes the Lyman Clayton Airport and the Airport Golf Club, ending at Montana Highway 13, just to the north of the Missouri River.
MRL #390, an EMD F45, leads a freight train Montana Rail Link boxcar on the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway at Cedar Rapids. Montana Rail Link's independent status and main line dates back to October 31, 1987, when MRL under Missoula businessman Dennis Washington commenced a 60-year lease of Burlington Northern's southern Montana main line between Sandpoint, Idaho and Huntley, Montana, near ...
2021 Montana train derailment, Joplin, Montana; 3 killed and 49 injured. [301] [302] 2022 Missouri train derailment, Mendon, Missouri; 4 killed and 150 injured. [303] 2023 Ohio train derailment, East Palestine, Ohio. No fatalities, but many nearby residents reported symptoms of illness [304]
United States – 2023 Yellowstone River train derailment: A Montana Rail Link (company leasing BNSF routes) freight train derailed near Reed Point, Montana, and eight cars fell into the Yellowstone River. A few cars ruptured and leaked hazardous materials including petroleum products into the river.
Routes depart once daily in each direction, at most, so some stops are served only at night. [6] Delays are commonplace on long-distance trains, as the tracks are generally controlled by freight railroad companies. [7] While anchored by major cities, long-distance trains also serve many rural communities en route (unlike commercial flights).