Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe
A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor
By AP News
Published - Jul 22, 2023, 02:06 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 22, 2023, 02:06 PM EDT
HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor but caused no injuries.
The accident comes less than a month after a railroad bridge collapse in southern Montana sent tanks cars with oil products plunging into the Yellowstone River, spilling molten sulfur and up to 250 tons of asphalt binder.
The latest accident involved a BNSF Railway train that derailed while traveling Friday evening around a curve east of the small town of Havre.
Cleanup and repair work continued Saturday and the cause was under investigation, said Amanda Frickel with Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services.
