By Colette Buck, KHQ Local News Producer, FOX ABC Montana; January 1, 2020
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho – Bonners Ferry Firefighters and other emergency first responders are still working to contain a BNSF train that derailed into the Kooteani River Later Wednesday night.
According to the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, the Burlington Northern Railroad called just before 11:00 P.M to say a train derailed and the front engine was in the Kootenai River. The Railroad also told the Sheriff’s Office that a couple crew members were trapped inside the train. Boundary County Sheriff’s deputies, marine deputies and reserves as well as Boundary County Search and Rescue, Boundary County Emergency Management, Boundary Ambulance, multiple fire agencies and Idaho State Police responded to the area of the scene, however, where the train had derailed was only able to be accessed by water.