BNSF extends moratorium on passenger trains

December 22, 2012 @ 12:16 pm

SEATTLE (AP) - Passenger and commuter train traffic won't be moving between Seattle and Everett for some time.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said Saturday that a 48-hour moratorium on passenger and commuter train service is now being extended indefinitely.

He said engineers are worried about safety due to more than 10 mudslides that have hit tracks in recent days. He said crews will assess the situation day by day.

Freight train traffic is moving through the corridor at restricted speeds.


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  • Ted Bundi wrote...
    Wow!
    November 19, 2012 8:51 pm
    And I was told when my taxes increased, one of the benefits of rail is that it won't be delayed by weather conditions.
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  • cw1997 wrote...
    With Any Luck
    December 17, 2012 3:52 pm
    Mayor McSchwin was on the train... probably not was peddling his motor bike or riding in his towncar.
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  • CH wrote...
    Do Avalanche control . . . .
    December 17, 2012 5:15 pm
    bring down the whole hill - Everett to Seattle.
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  • Bill234 wrote...
    BNSF = an unsafe way to transport coal
    December 17, 2012 9:55 pm
    The BNSF railroad is a very dangerous way to transport 48 million tons of coal each year to China through Washington State. Mudslides happen often in rainy Western Washington. What if those trains that fell off the track were over a mile long and full of exposed, toxic coal? If you have comments or concerns about the potential environmental or public health risks for transporting 48 million tons of coal on the BNSF railroad please submit your comments to http://www.eisgatewaypacificwa.gov/get-involved/comment by January 21, 2013. The more comments they get the more likely they will reconsider this dangerous project. For more information about potential public health risks of the proposed project you can visit www.seattlelung.com
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