There has been yet another BNSF derailment in Montana. This one is near Culbertson (45 miles west of Williston ND), not far from the one that just got cleaned-up today. BNSF does not have an estimated time to reopen the line.
The good news for the Fest is that the Empire Builder trainset that was scheduled to arrive Chicago yesterday (July 15), arrived today, and is reported being serviced to cover our #7/27 tomorrow (July 17). So, it appears we will have a train from Chicago to St. Paul.