EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A railroad spokesman says a major landslide in south Everett, Wash., has buried Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks there.
BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says the slide at 4:30 p.m. Thursday means passenger train travel through Everett will be halted for 48 hours.
He describes the slide as 5 feet deep and 40 feet wide. Crews are headed to the scene to clear the tracks, which are used by both freight and passenger trains.
A BNSF track inspector’s vehicle was partially buried but he was not caught in the slide.
