Photo by DYLAN GREENE
At this time, it is unsure how the locomotive in the Kootenai River will be removed, but BNSF is working toward a solution.
January 9, 2020
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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.