Seattle: Mudslide hits railroad tracks; no passenger Amtrak today
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CommentsFreight trains are moving again after a mudslide blocked BNSF Railway’s double mainline tracks Saturday morning south of Everett.
BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said the slide happened at 8 a.m. between Mukilteo and Howarth Park. A rain-saturated slope gave way after four days of heavy rainfall from a tropical storm in the Puget Sound area.
BNSF crews responded and had both tracks reopened by 11:30 a.m. Melonas said all freight traffic was moving again.
But he said BNSF engineering crews have decided to keep Amtrak passenger operations closed until 8 a.m. Monday, for safety reasons. Inspectors want to make sure the area’s slopes have solidified before passenger service resumes.
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