Montana Derailment Crisis

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Montana Derailment Crisis
Details
Date24 July 1976; 48 years ago (1976-07-24)
11:47 AM
LocationRocky Mountains, Montana
Country United States
OperatorCentral Gateway Turtle Railroad
Incident typeDerailment
CauseLandslide
Statistics
Trains1
Crew3
Deaths3
Damage1 ALCO C630

The Montana Derailment Crisis was a railway accident that occured on July 24, 1976 (1976-07-24), in the Rocky Mountains, Montana, when a CGTR train being led by engine #4417, a ALCO C630, would be struck by a landslide, resulting in all 3 crew members being killed.

This event is seen as the catalyst of the CGTR Safety Strikes of 1976,

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