BLAIR, Mont. – The railroad tracks have reopened in northeastern Montana after crews made repairs after a train derailment earlier this week.
The tracks reopened about 12:15 p.m. Mountain Time Thursday, said Matt Jones, spokesman for BNSF Railway.
Nine rail cars derailed Tuesday afternoon near Blair, about 50 miles west of Williston, N.D., damaging about 1 mile of track.
The derailment caused significant delays for Amtrak passengers.
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Amtrak service between Whitefish, Mont., and St. Paul continued to be disrupted on Thursday, said Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari.
Normal service on the Empire Builder heading east is expected to resume Friday, Magliari said. Full service will resume as normal Saturday, he said.
