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(Photo by TONIA BROOKS)A containment boom sits on the Kootenai River, put there by the BNSF hazmat crews. It was there to help stop any hazmat from getting into intake pipes for the Twin Rivers Hatchery. While the intake pipes were shut down, the boom was installed as a precautionary measure, officials said.

(Photo by TONIA BROOKS)A containment boom sits on the Kootenai River, put there by the BNSF hazmat crews. It was there to help stop any hazmat from getting into intake pipes for the Twin Rivers Hatchery. While the intake pipes were shut down, the boom was installed as a precautionary measure, officials said.

January 3, 2020

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Rockslide likely caused BNSF derailment
January 3, 2020 3 a.m.

Rockslide likely caused BNSF derailment

BONNERS FERRY — A rockslide likely caused the derailment of a mile-long BNSF Railway train Wednesday night, sending an engine with its two-person crew plunging into the Kootenai River.