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Mudslides disrupt BNSF in the Pacific Northwest
something clearly needs to be done to alleviate these mudslides. The Cascade corridor seems to be constantly getting hit with them. More tunnelling night be an answer.
It is mostly passengers that get disrupted when mud hits the tracks - not freight
Strange picture of a mudslide.
Building engineers need to design and build some kind of retaining wall to avoid these frequent mudslides over the tracks on this busy mainline.