A CSX freight prepare derailed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania early Monday. (WPVI)
A prepare wreck in Montana miraculously resulted in no accidents Friday afternoon, regardless of derailing 11 prepare vehicles, officers say.
The derailment occurred on BNSF Railway tracks at 5:39 p.m. native time close to the Milk River, east of the city of Havre.
BNSF spokesperson Lena Kent instructed the Related Press that 11 vehicles derailed. The reason for the accident remains to be being investigated.
The road was later reopened to service Saturday amid cleanup efforts. One of many vehicles that derailed had been carrying paint thinner, however didn’t spill.
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On this picture supplied by Hill County Catastrophe and Emergency Companies, a railroad employee stands amongst derailed freight vehicles from a BNSF Railway prepare that derailed east of Havre, Montana on Friday, July 21, 2023. (Amanda Frickel/Hill County Catastrophe and Emergency Companies through AP / AP Photos)
The vehicles that had spilled had been carrying shopper items reminiscent of napkins, cake combine and carrots.
The derailment comes as railways, that are principally self-regulating, are more and more scrutinized by unions and lawmakers over security and environmental issues.
TRAIN DERAILS INTO MONTANA’S YELLOWSTONE RIVER
On this picture supplied by Hill County Catastrophe and Emergency Companies, freight vehicles from a BNSF Railway prepare are derailed east of Havre, Mont., Friday, July 21, 2023. (Amanda Frickel/Hill County Catastrophe and Emergency Companies through AP / AP Photos)
An Amtrak derailment that occurred 50 miles west of Friday’s crash web site had killed three individuals and injured dozens of others in 2021. The BNSF observe the place the prepare derailed had been curved, investigators decided.
In June, a railroad bridge in southern Montana collapsed and despatched oil product-carrying vehicles into the Yellowstone River. 66 tons of tar polluted the river.
With 32,500 miles of rail, BNSF operates one of many largest freight railroad networks in North America, based on the corporate’s web site.
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Native officers mentioned 11 vehicles derailed however nobody was injured. The trigger is beneath investigation. (Amanda Frickel/Hill County Catastrophe and Emergency Companies through AP / AP Newsroom)
The Related Press contributed to this report.
