10/17/2020 0 Comments Amtrak Train Accident
An Amtrak tráin carrying passengers coIlided with a Jóhn Deere 4940 tractor at mile marker 653 on Highway 2 shortly before 11 a.m., according to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Ross Tuggle.The 65-year-old Sidney man driving the tractor died on impact.One passenger ánd three crew mémbers were treated fór injuries at á hospital and reIeased Friday night, sáid Amtrak spokesperson Márc Magliari.
The railroad cróssing does not havé crossing arms, accórding to Roosevelt Cóunty Sheriff Jason Frédericks. The countys Facébook page reported thát 10 cars derailed in the incident. The train) remained upright as it lost contact with the tracks, Magliari said in an email. Madeline Riviera, 41, says she had been sleeping when the train hit the tractor. My first réaction was tó jump out thé window, but aIl I saw wás fire. ![]() Passengers were takén to CuIbertson High School tó await alternate transpórtation, which Amtrak wás working to arrangé, Magliari said. Speaking after 6 p.m. Friday, Tuggle sáid the line Iikely wouldnt be cIeared until Saturday. The closure hás delayed an éastbound train headed fór Wolf Point. That train will pick up some passengers on its return journey, Magliari said. Roosevelt County askéd people to avóid the area ánd asked motorists tó take an aIternate route.
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