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2 unusual facts about Montana Rail Link


1989 Helena train wreck

The Helena Train Wreck occurred in the early morning on February 2, 1989 in Helena, Montana, USA, when 48 cars of a Montana Rail Link freight train that had been decoupled from their locomotives by a train crew on Mullan Pass rolled backwards down the pass, traveling nine miles back into the city of Helena and colliding with a work train at a railway crossing near the center of the community.

Laurel, Montana

Cenex Harvest States oil refinery, Montana Rail Link, Laurel School District 7-70, and Wood's Power Grip comprise the major employers in Laurel.



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