Train Derailment in Northern Montana Spills Freight, but Hazmat Car Safe

Train Derailment in Northern Montana Spills Freight, but Hazmat Car Safe
Freight cars from a BNSF Railway train are derailed east of Havre, Mont., on July 21, 2023. Amanda Frickel/Hill County Disaster and Emergency Services via AP
The Associated Press
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HAVRE, Mont.—A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 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 hot asphalt.