Officials have confirmed that a BNSF Railway locomotive leaked up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana this week.

A BNSF train leaked the fuel between Havre and West Glacier. In a Tuesday morning email, BNSF wrote that an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the leak, which was discovered at the Belton station located near West Glacier.

"An initial examination indicates the release was caused by a leak within the fuel system of the unit, resulting in the loss of an estimated 900-1,000 gallons of dyed diesel fuel," the company wrote. "BNSF teams continue to investigate the corridor, but to date, only a thin and intermittent trail of fuel has been observed on top of the ballast along the roughly 65-mile route between Browning and Belton."

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Certainly not good, but it's not all that bad if the fuel was spread out along a 250-300mi stretch of track.