SEATTLE (AP) — Another mudslide has hit the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad track near Mukilteo.
Spokesman Gus Melonas says mud, trees and debris about 5 feet deep covered about 40 feet of the dual tracks at 4:30 a.m. Friday. Crews expect to reopen the line to freight trains later Friday, but a safety moratorium will prevent passenger trains from running until Sunday.
Amtrak and Sounder commuter trains had been scheduled to resume service between Seattle and Everett on Friday morning after a week-long moratorium because of repeated slides on the stretch of tracks that run along Puget Sound near a bluff. Dozens of slides have hit the track since the rainy season began last fall.
