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INW Headlines — 3.10.11

A freight train derailed near Glacier National Park in Montana on Wednesday. No one was injured. BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said Thursday that crews hope to have the line cleared, repaired and reopened by 6 a.m. Friday. Nineteen cars of the 115-car train derailed shortly before noon Wednesday near Essex, about 45 miles east of Whitefish. Nine of the cars carried freight, including lumber products, frozen turkeys and tractors. Some oatmeal also spilled. AP story here. (Courtesy photo: BNSF)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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