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 HAVRE, Mont. -- 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, spill ing molten sulfur and up to 250 tons of asphalt binder. The latest accident involved a BNSF Railway train that derailed while Travel ing 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. One car hauling hazardous materials — paint thinner — derailed but did not spill , Frickel said. Cars carrying cake mix, napkins, carrots and other consumer goods broke open and spill ed. The...