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PHOTO: Trestle maintanence

MONTE TURNER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
by MONTE TURNER
Mineral Independent | May 20, 2026 12:00 AM

One of the train trestles near the Peninsula Campground on Montana135 was receiving annual maintenance from a BNSF team. Maintenance Crews are being observed along the tracks in Mineral and Sanders counties with no detours or closures to motorists expected. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

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