Montana derailment forces EB bus bridge

[anir dendroica]

From BNSF:

We have a preliminary report that intermodal train Z-SSECHC6-18 has derailed near Kintyre, Montana at 22:00 MDT on Saturday, November 19, 2011. This location is approximately 24 miles east of Glasgow, Montana.
BNSF personnel are on-site to determine the impact. It is estimated that the main track will be returned to service at 22:30 MDT on Sunday, November 20, 2011. BNSF will continue to provide you with additional information as it becomes available. Customers may experience delays of 24 to 48 hours on shipments moving through this corridor.

Per Mark M. on the EB Yahoo Group, #7(19) and #8(19) will have a bus bridge between Wolf Point and Havre.

Mark L.

 

[JayPea]

Montana has been accused of being behind the times, so it's not surprising they are still operating on Daylight Savings Time. :lol:

 

[RRUserious]

Guess I'm glad my train didn't derail.

 

[jb64]

I have a friend on the 7(20) and she just posted pictures on facebook from the derailment as they passed by. What a mess. They are currently about 2.5 hours behind because they are putting them in sidings to let freights get through and to alleviate some of the freight congestion. They also won a bottle of Malbec at the wine tasting, which they were pretty happy about.

 

[sttsxm]

I have a friend on the 7(20) and she just posted pictures on facebook from the derailment as they passed by. What a mess. They are currently about 2.5 hours behind because they are putting them in sidings to let freights get through and to alleviate some of the freight congestion. They also won a bottle of Malbec at the wine tasting, which they were pretty happy about.

winning a bottle of adult grape juice can assist in alleviating the frustration of bustitutions......or long waits....or both