Commuter trains resume after Edmonds mudslide
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) - Amtrak and Sound Transit Sounder passenger trains are running again on a stretch of railroad tracks north of Seattle that was closed because of a mudslide.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said Sunday that the commuter train service along Puget Sound resumed at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.
Passenger trains had been blocked for 48 hours as a precaution after the slide was detected by a sensor fence at 6:15 a.m. Friday. Debris covered one of two parallel tracks 2 feet deep along 20 feet.
Freight trains were able to roll past the slide on the parallel track.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said Sunday that the commuter train service along Puget Sound resumed at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.
Passenger trains had been blocked for 48 hours as a precaution after the slide was detected by a sensor fence at 6:15 a.m. Friday. Debris covered one of two parallel tracks 2 feet deep along 20 feet.
Freight trains were able to roll past the slide on the parallel track.