Cleanup begins after freight train derails into Yellowstone River
The Stillwater River is closed from White Bird Fishing Access Site to the confluence with the Yellowstone River. From Twin Bridges Road to Buffalo Mirage FAS, the public should avoid the water due to potential contaminants. (Montana FWP photo)
Montana Rail Link has begun cleaning up a derailment that occurred Saturday morning on a bridge near Reed Point, southeast of Big Timber, sending rail cars loaded with molten sulfur and asphalt into the Yellowstone River.
It was the second major MRL derailment in just three months, following an April incident along the Clark Fork near Quinns...
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