Mudslide in downtown Seattle knocks out Cascades & Sounder North, affects Empire Builder too Options

[KevinKorell]

KING-TV, Channel 5 in Seattle, WA, 5/4/12:

North Sounder trains from Everett to Seattle have been canceled until Sunday due to a mudslide in downtown Seattle.

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[KevinKorell]

Sound Transit website:

Sounder Everett-Seattle - Mudslide - Cancelled Friday Morning

Posted: May 4 - 12:46 pm

All Sounder Northline service from Everett, Mukilteo, and Edmonds to Seattle is cancelled for the morning commute on Friday, May 4, 2012 due to a mudslide.

MORNING BUS SERVICE – Friday Morning

Everett - Seattle: ST Express Route 510 from Bay C1 every 10 minutes.

Mukilteo - Seattle: Community Transit Route 417 will depart at 5:49 a.m., 6:21 a.m., 6:51 a.m., 7:53 a.m. Please board at Ferry Terminal. Please note: These time do not correspond with regular Sounder schedule.

Edmonds - Seattle: Community Transit Route 416 will depart at 6:15 a.m., 6:35 a.m., 6:55 a.m. Please note: These time do not correspond with regular Sounder schedule.

Please monitor www.soundtransit.org for updates to Sounder Northline service prior to your Friday evening commute.

* Southline Sounder service between Seattle and Tacoma is not impacted and will operate as scheduled

[KevinKorell]

From Amtrak Cascades site:

Due to a mudslide, passengers will be bused between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., and normal train operations resume on Sunday, May 6. All trains south of Seattle are running on normal schedules.