BNSF Railway expects to complete installation of positive train control on the former Montana Rail Link by December, ...

Adding an extended siding across the overpass at East Missoula is another step on Montana Rail Link’s plan to improve the flow of freight trains through its Missoula yard. “It has one track across it ...

The "catastrophic failure" of a railroad bridge over the Yellowstone River is identified as the cause of a June 2023 train derailment in a recently published National Transportation Safety Board ...

A lawsuit against BNSF Railway is set to be dismissed after the company and federal government finalized a plan to reduce grizzly bear deaths along rail lines in northwest Montana. The plan, announced ...

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the death of a BNSF conductor struck by a train on Sunday (Oct. 19, 2025), the agency has announced. The fatality occurred about 9:40 a.m. in ...

COLUMBUS, Montana (AP) — Authorities were investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a passing train Sunday in Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The conductor ...

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A recently released study looks to the future of passenger rail in the country and Montana looks to play a part. The U.S. Department of Transportation released their recommendations for restoring and ...

COLUMBUS, Montana -- COLUMBUS, Montana (AP) — Authorities were investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a ...