UPDATE – Cleanup will take months following the Saturday collapse of a railroad trestle near Reed Point that sent 10 train cars crashing into the Yellowstone River. It isn’t clear yet if the derailment caused the bridge to collapse, or the other way around, officials said. Sixteen train cars derailed, including 10 that dropped into the river. At least 8 tanker cars and chemicals spilled into the river after the railroad bridge collapsed into the Yellowstone River. The crash caused no injuries.
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Following the accident, public and private water users downstream were warned to close irrigation gates and municipal water treatment intakes.
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