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Published February 24, 2023

Train Derailment West of Minot 

Written by
Kim Fundingsland
| The Dakotan
A 17 car train derailed west of Minot during the early morning Friday. (Photo: Kim Fundingsland/The Dakotan)
A 17 car train derailed west of Minot during the early morning Friday. (Photo: Kim Fundingsland/The Dakotan)

Between Burlington and Des Lacs 

MINOT --- The Burlington Rural Fire Department responded to a call of a train derailment at approximately 3:35 a.m. Friday. The location was midway between Burlington and Des Lacs. 

“There were 17 container cars off the tracks and two locomotives,” said Karter Lesmann, Burlington Rural Fire chief. 

The clean-up was well underway Friday afternoon, but the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks remained blocked. Lesmann explained that, as a precaution, diesel fuel would be siphoned from fuel tanks prior to the cars and locomotives being removed from the scene. 

There were no injuries as a result of the derailment, no fire, and no spill of hazardous chemicals. 

A locomotive sits at an angle following a derailment midway between the communities of Burlington and Des Lacs west of Minot. (Photo: Kim Fundingsland/The Dakotan)

“There was some hazmat on the train, but not affected by the derailment at all,” said Lesmann. 

Burlington Rural Fire remained at the scene in sub-zero temperatures Friday to provide assistance if needed. No cause for the derailment was immediately available and it was not known how long the tracks would remain closed. 

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