MILES CITY, Mont. — Approximately 25 to 27 cars of a BNSF train derailed Monday night (Feb. 24, 2025) west of Miles City, Custer County Fire Chief Cory Cheguis said in a press release.
The derailment occurred about 11 p.m. No injuries were reported; county emergency officials and BNSF were working to address the situation, Cheguis said, with initial assessments to be conducted once daylight arrived.
A BNSF customer advisory on Tuesday estimates that the route will be reopened about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Miles City is on BNSF’s Forsyth Subdivision, about 79 miles southwest of Glendive, Mont.
— Updated Feb. 26 at 7 a.m. with photo, estimate for reopening of line, and correction on location of Miles City.
Agree with the location correction
I wonder how long the train was.
Miles City is about 50 miles east of Forsyth, so that may be where the directions got mixed up. I’m curious about how far west the derailment was from Miles City as population density drops dramatically. One concern could be contamination of the Yellowstone river.
On my map Miles City is about 80 miles southwest of Glendive, Montana.