Tag: Oil Train Derailment

Montana oil train derailment: Train at recommended speed before leaving track

Montana oil train derailment: Train at recommended speed before leaving track

Montana oil train derailment under investigation BILLINGS, Mont. – A train that derailed and spilled 35,000 gallons of oil in northeastern Montana was travelling within authorized speed limits, federal officials said Monday as they continued to probe the accident’s cause. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train loaded with crude from North Dakota was travelling 44 miles per […]

Montana oil train derailment: 35,000 gallons of oil leaked

Montana oil train derailment: 35,000 gallons of oil leaked

Montana oil train derailment near North Dakota border BILLINGS, Mont. – Three tank cars leaked an estimated 35,000 gallons of oil after a train hauling crude from North Dakota derailed in rural northeastern Montana, the latest in a series of wrecks raising concerns across the U.S. and Canada, authorities said Friday. No one was reported injured in the […]