Nineteen months after the Alberton derailment and toxic chemical spill, a Montana Rail Link runaway train running full speed downriver, threatens to derail near or in Missoula, and emergency authorities have no idea what cargo the train carries. 

Pictured: the pileup aftermath of MRL's Runaway Train. (screenshot from Lisa Mosca video footage)

Nineteen months after the Alberton derailment and toxic chemical spill, a Montana Rail Link runaway train running full speed downriver, threatens to derail near or in Missoula, and emergency authorities have no idea what cargo the train carries. Pictured: the pileup aftermath of MRL's Runaway Train. (screenshot from Lisa Mosca video footage)

Nineteen months after the Alberton derailment and toxic chemical spill, a Montana Rail Link runaway train running full speed downriver, threatens to derail near or in Missoula, and emergency authorities have no idea what cargo the train carries.&nbsp;

Pictured: the pileup aftermath of MRL's Runaway Train. (screenshot from Lisa Mosca video footage)

Part 3 Chapter 6 "Runaway"

The tragic story of the 1996 Alberton, Montana, train crash and the largest release of chlorine gas in US railroad history. One train rider is killed, while hundreds are acutely injured. Many will suffer chronic symptoms for years to come, and seek justice for their toxic exposure.

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Part 3 Chapter 6 "Runaway"

Part 3 Chapter 6 "Runaway"