Amtrak: Floods, landslides disrupt trains

Published: Jan 7, 2009 at 4:06 PM PST
Amtrak: Floods, landslides disrupt trains
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    • The following is a press release courtesy of Amtrak

    Due to extreme weather conditions and mudslides over railroad tracks, Amtrak service in portions of the Pacific Northwest will be disrupted Thursday, Jan. 8, through Saturday, Jan. 10.

    Amtrak Cascades

    BNSF Railway has suspended train traffic between Seattle and Portland due to mudslides. There will be no train service between Seattle and Portland; alternate transportation will depend on weather conditions. Train service north of Seattle will be suspended, with alternate transportation. Train service between Portland and Eugene, Ore. will operate normally.

    Coast Starlight

    Trains 11 and 14, which normally operate between Seattle and Los Angeles, will originate and terminate in Portland. Alternate transportation will depend on weather conditions.

    Empire Builder

    Train 7(6) is cancelled between Spokane and Seattle. Train 8(7) is cancelled tonight between Seattle and Spokane.