Train cars derail near Cyr

During a July 6 Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, Montana Rail Link spokesman Tony Bacino reported that four rail cars had derailed in the Cyr area a week earlier. The cargo consisted of steel, table salt, cotton seed and other non-hazardous material. The cars were the last four of the train and the cause is under investigation.

The incident took place approximately 2 miles up Old Highway 10 West. Two cars have been removed and the remaining two cars were being worked on where the incident took place. Emergency dispatchers were notified, but there was a delay in reporting the incident due to weak cell service.

No injuries were reported.