Flooding hits BNSF hard, closes both mainline tracks in Minot, N.D.
Written by jrood
BNSF Railway's Command Center is managing responses to flood impacts, which have put subdivisions out of service in North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa as well as the Atchison branch in St. Joseph, Mo. BNSF is making an effort to continue operating on key mainline routes. Both main tracks of the KO subdivision in Minot, N.D., are out of service due to record flooding on the Souris River. The line segments to and from Minot are open and available for local service and industries though. BNSF also raised 3.4 miles of track up to 20 inches near Rulo, Neb., but the subdivision is now is out of service due to flooding near Rulo as a result of a levee break.
