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Mudslide hits railroad tracks south of Everett

The Columbian
Published: January 17, 2010, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — Freight trains are moving again after a mudslide blocked BNSF Railway’s double mainline tracks Saturday morning south of Everett.

BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says the slide happened at 8 a.m. between Mukilteo and Howarth Park. He says a rain-saturated slope gave way after four days of heavy rainfall from a tropical storm in the Puget Sound.

BNSF crews responded and had both tracks reopened by 11:30 a.m. Melonas says all freight traffic is moving again.

But he says BNSF engineering crews have decided to keep Amtrak passenger operations closed until 8 a.m. Monday, for safety reasons. He says inspectors want to make sure the area’s slopes have solidified before passenger service resumes.

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