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Yellowstone County has pushed back against a passenger rail route in southern Montana for months, and now following the recent derailment, their opposition has been reaffirmed.
Last weekend, tanker cars from a Montana Rail Link train plunged into the river along with twisted railroad tracks, steel beams and concrete from the trestle.
Don’t expect the cleanup of the derailed train in the Yellowstone River in Stillwater County to be completed next week or even next month
News release from the Environmental Protection Agency
There may be increased rail traffic through Cascade County due to the recent train derailment in Stillwater County, according to Cascade County Commissioners. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks implemented an emergency closure on portions of the Yellowstone River between Reed Point and Columbus following a partial bridge collapse and train derailment on June 24. The…