Pictures have emerged online showing the chaotic situation that unfolded after a train derailed in western Montana.
According to NBC Montana, the train derailed around 9:20 a.m.
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local time on the track operated by the Montana Rail Link Company.
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The incident occurred near the town of Quinn,
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located approximately 70 miles northwest of Missoula near the western Idaho border.
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Dominic Vitillo, a reporter for NBC Montana,
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shared photos from the scene Monday that show
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a frenzied tangle of rail cars stuck at various angles along a riverbank,
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some of which appear to be partially submerged.
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