SKYKOMISH, Wash. (AP) — The Skykomish River has come within a few feet of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line, prompting the railroad to halt trains about two miles west of Skykomish.
Spokesman Gus Melonas (muh-LOH’-nus) says inspectors halted trains as a precaution about 9 a.m. Monday and that the tracks were reopened by the evening. About 20 freight and Amtrak trains use the route each day between Spokane and Everett.
Melonas says the railroad brought in 35 rail cars, each carrying 30 tons of rock, to stabilize the rail bed.
Melonas says the river receded in the afternoon.
All other BNSF tracks in Washington are open.
