Wicked winds rip through county

High winds through the last week in Phillips County toppled trees, trailers and on Saturday night blew a number of intermodal containers from the train tracks near Bowdoin.

Ross Lane, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Director of Public Affairs, told the PCN on Monday morning that approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, the train was heading eastbound carrying mostly empty containers. He said because of the high winds in the area – estimates anywhere from 75 to 100 mph – the conductor stopped the train in a siding as a derailment precaution. Shortly after, wind blew over "a significant number of those...