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Daniel Peterson died at the scene of the Sunday morning accident
in Columbus, Montana. The cause was blunt force trauma, said
Stillwater County Undersheriff Randy Smith.
At the time of the accident Peterson was between two trains on
separate tracks. One of the trains was moving and struck him,
according to emergency officials.
Further details on the accident have not been released. It's
being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Texas-based BNSF operates one of the largest freight railway
networks in the U.S. A spokesperson for BNSF referred questions
to the NTSB. The federal agency answered emails asking for
comment with an automatic email reply saying they won’t be able
to respond due to the shutdown.
Columbus is a town of about 2,000 people 40 miles (64
kilometers) southwest of Billings, Montana, where Peterson
lived, according to Smith.
A report by the Federal Railroad Administration last year found
BNSF was generally striving to improve safety on a consistent
basis, but that message didn't always reach front-line workers
who often didn't feel comfortable reporting safety concerns for
fear of being disciplined.
The agency prepared the report as part of an effort to review
all major railroads to address safety concerns after a 2023
Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
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