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(Photo courtesy U.S. BORDER PATROL) Boundary County Sheriff’s crews help the crew of a BNSF Railway train to safety after a landslide derailed the train, sending the lead locomotive into the Kootenai River.

(Photo courtesy U.S. BORDER PATROL) Boundary County Sheriff’s crews help the crew of a BNSF Railway train to safety after a landslide derailed the train, sending the lead locomotive into the Kootenai River.

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.