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[CNJRoss]

CBC News, British Columbia 3/29:

Landslide halts Amtrak train service between Seattle and Vancouver

 

Landslide near Canada-U.S. border shuts down rail traffic until Friday

 

 

A landslide on the rail tracks in South Surrey, B.C., captured by a nearby resident. (Erik Seiz)

 

A landslide in South Surrey, B.C., has shut down Amtrak train service between Vancouver and Seattle.

 

Amtrak said BNSF, which owns the railway, has suspended passenger railway traffic on the tracks until Friday, March 31. Amtrak said it is providing buses to service the route while it remains closed.

 

BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said freight trains, of which there are about 12 per day carrying goods, ranging from lumber and agricultural products to chemicals, resumed at 1 p.m. PT Wednesday. 

 

He said there had been one larger slide, alongside two smaller ones.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Amtrak Service Alert:

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore. Train service suspended due to landslide

March 31, 2017

11:00 a.m. PT

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle and Portland is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver, Wash. on Mar. 30. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Saturday, April 1. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

 

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.

 

[CNJRoss]

Amtrak Service Alert:

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Vancouver, Wash. and Kelso, Wash. Train service suspended due to landslide

April 7, 2017
12:30 p.m. PDT

 

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Vancouver, Wash. and Kelso, Wash., is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Sunday, April 9. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

 

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.

 

 

[KevinKorell]

KGW-TV, Channel 8 in Portland, OR, 4/7/17:

 

 

Amtrak service suspended by Vancouver area landslide

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Amtrak train service has been disrupted between Vancouver and Kelso because of a landslide in the area.

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[CNJRoss]

Amtrak Service Alert:

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore. Train service suspended due to landslide

April 12, 2017
4:30 p.m. PDT

 

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore., is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver, Wash. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Friday, April 14. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

 

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Amtrak Service Alert:

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle and Everett, Wash. 

 

Train service suspended due to landslide

 

April 14, 2017
11:30 a.m. PT

 

Amtrak services are temporarily disrupted between Seattle and Everett, Wash., due to a landslide west of Everett. BNSF Railway, which owns the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Sunday, April 16. There is alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

 

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.

 

[KevinKorell]

 

Update: Sounder north line service is canceled due to a mudslide

 

Sounder north line special bus service information for tonight’s commute along with the regularly scheduled bus service is listed below.

 

If there are no additional blocking events, service will resume Sunday April 16^th for the Mariners Special Event Train. Please monitor http://www.soundtran...le/rider-alerts for updates to Sounder north line service prior to Sunday’s Event Train and Monday morning’s commute.

 

All special buses will allow pre-boarding at 5^th Ave S & Weller St (facing south) and will then depart from 4^th Ave S & S Jackson St at the times listed below.

 

Seattle - Edmonds: Departing 4th Ave S & S Jackson at 4:05 pm, 4:33 pm, 5:05 pm and 5:35 pm. Riders may also board regularly scheduled Community Transit Route 416 at 5th and James at 3:57 pm, 4:27 pm, 4:58 pm, 5:31 pm and 5:57 pm

Seattle - Mukilteo: Departing 4th Ave S & S Jackson St at 4:05 pm, 4:33 pm, 5:05 pm and 5:35 pm. Riders may also board regularly scheduled Community Transit Route 417 at 4th Ave S and S Jackson St. at 3:09 pm, 3:59 pm, 4:22 pm, 4:50 pm, 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm

Seattle - Everett: Departing 4th Ave S & S Jackson St at 4:05 pm, 4:33 pm, 5:05 pm and 5:35 pm. Riders may also board regularly scheduled ST Express Route 510 at 4th Ave S & S Jackson St departing approximately every 10-15 minutes.

Edmonds - Mukilteo:

Take Community Transit 116 to Lynnwood TC

Transfer to Community Transit 113 at Bay B3

Edmonds - Everett:

Take Community Transit 116 to Ash Way P&R

Transfer to ST Express 532

Mukilteo - Everett

Take Everett Transit 18 at Hwy 525 & Front St

[KevinKorell]

Guess what?

 

 

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

 

Train service suspended due to landslide

 

April 25, 2017
11:00 a.m. PT

 

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore., is suspended due to a landslide between Vancouver and Kelso, Wash. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Thursday, April 27. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.

[CNJRoss]

AP 5/5/17:

 

Mudslides halt rail traffic between Seattle and Portland

 

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Officials with BNSF Railway say mudslides have forced the suspension of train traffic on a heavily traveled section of rails between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.

 

Gus Melonas, spokesman for the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, says early Friday that 10 slides just north of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge have halted rail traffic. The multiple slides came hours after a series of thunderstorms rolled through western Washington.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Amtrak Service Alert:

 

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle and Portland 

 

Train service suspended due to landslide

 

May 5, 2017

4:30 a.m. PT

 

Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Portland is suspended due to a landslide. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area through Saturday, May 6. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

 

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

 

Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.