Pulling fuselages from Montana river going ‘slow’

Published July 6, 2014 11:35pm ET



MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Three airplane fuselages that slid down a steep embankment into the Clark Fork River following a train derailment in western Montana could take until Tuesday to remove, railroad officials said Sunday.

“The progress is going extremely slow,” Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost said. “If we get one up today, it would appear it will take one day each to get them out.”

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