Category: Yellowstone River

Regulators Say No Sign of Threat From Hazardous Railroad Cargo That Plunged Into Yellowstone River

June 25, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Mont.—Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse did not indicate any threat to the public, state and federal officials said Sunday. The seven mangled cars that carried hot asphalt and molten sulfur remained…

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A Bridge Over Yellowstone River Collapses, Sending a Freight Train Into the Waters Below

June 24, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Mont.—A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. The train cars were carrying asphalt and sulfur, said David Stamey, Stillwater County’s chief of emergency services. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the…

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