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The lead locomotive of a BNSF Railway train is buffeted by the Kootenai River.

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Rockslide causes BNSF train to derail into the Kootenai River
January 9, 2020 midnight

Rockslide causes BNSF train to derail into the Kootenai River

MOYIE SPRINGS — A rockslide caused the derailment of a mile-long BNSF Railway train that was en route from Minneapolis, Minn., to Pasco, Wash., on Wednesday night, Jan. 1, sending an engine with its two-person crew plunging into the Kootenai River.