COLUMBUS, Montana (AP) — Authorities were investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a passing train Sunday in Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
The conductor worked for BNSF Railway, the agency said in a post on the social media site X. BNSF Railway operates one of the largest freight railway networks in the U.S.
The incident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. in Columbus, a town of about 2,000 people 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Billings.
Emergency response officials weren’t sure what happened other than that an individual was between two trains, said Nick Jacobs, Columbus Fire Rescue’s assistant chief.
One train was parked on one track and the other train was moving on another track, he said.
COLUMBUS, Montana (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board reported that investigators were looking into the death of a rail conductor in Montana who was struck by a passing train on Sunday.
In a post on social media platform X, the organization stated that the conductor was employed by BNSF Railway. In the United States, BNSF Railway runs one of the biggest freight railway networks. A.
The event happened around 9:40 a.m. A. 2,000-person town of Columbus, 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Billings.
“The only thing that emergency response officials knew was that someone was between two trains,” said Nick Jacobs, assistant chief of Columbus Fire Rescue. According to him, one train was parked on one track while the other was traveling on a different track.
Jacobs stated, “And the moving one struck him somehow.”.
Jacobs reported that officials from the Federal Railroad Administration and the NTSB were present at the location.
According to a BNSF spokesperson, the organization is forwarding all inquiries to the NTSB.
The deceased’s identity was not made public right away.
According to a Federal Railroad Administration report from the previous year, BNSF was always working to increase safety, but front-line employees weren’t always aware of this because they frequently felt uncomfortable raising safety concerns for fear of disciplinary action.
