A derailed train, a collapsed bridge and rushing water have all combined to keep pressure on authorities, as the search for answers, and solutions intensify.
The biggest question it seems most Montanans are interested in right now is: when will the railroad bridge be back up and running? Our supply chains have been battered, and there's concern rail worker jobs could be impacted.
Those railroad cars could have already been out of the Yellowstone River if the dam government would have just gotten out of the way. We are now waiting for agencies like the EPA and U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the DOT to all collectively make decisions on how to best remove those cars...
Columbus Fire Chief Rich Cowger gave us the latest update Monday morning following the weekend railroad bridge collapse and train derailment over the Yellowstone River.
It seems far too soon to be talking about flooding, but it's already happening in some areas of the state, according to the latest info from Montana DNRC.