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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.
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]
The train derailed while approaching the railroad bridge across southbound Interstate 5 near Mounts Road, [12] which contains a left-hand bend. [13] The lead locomotive, the then brand-new Siemens Charger No. 1402, [11] and six rail cars, went down the embankment to the west of the bridge (to the train's right, in the original direction of travel).
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. [163]
On December 18, 2017, during the inaugural southbound run of the Cascades on the Point Defiance Bypass, the train derailed while crossing Interstate 5 near the Nisqually River. Of the 84 people aboard (77 passengers and 7 employees) on board, 3 were killed.