ESSEX, Mont. — One main track at the site of an Oct. 12 grain train derailment near Essex has been reopened, with the second expected to be reopened this evening, according to a BNSF advisory to customers.
A dozen cars were reported to have derailed at Java, Mont., early Saturday [see “BNSF grain train derails …,” Trains News Wire, Oct. 12, 2024]. BNSF’s estimate for reopening the second main at the site is 8 p.m. Mountain Time.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder has resumed operations through the area, a day after the train was cancelled in both directions between Shelby and Whitefish, Mont. Eastbound No. 8 that departed Seattle on Oct. 11 and was affected by that cancellation is currently projected to arrive in Chicago at 11:48 p.m., just over seen hours late.
