MAC appears you are correct as Seattle times says it is between Tacoma - Nesquallly. According to article more than one slide ?
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/storm-damages-tracks-and-causes-railroad-amtrak-delays/
Well another mudslide north os Seattle due to 5 + inches of rain. Note the copied link. WA DOT claimed that most mudslides were mitigated. But the link does not say mud slide but blockage. Political correctness ? Wonder how Seattle news stated it ?
Northline Sounder service is canceled tomorrow, 12/08/15 due to a blocking event that occurred this evening, 12/07/15. Sound Transit will continue to monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Thursday morning, 12/10/15.
Please visit www.SoundTransit.org/alerts for updates to Sounder Northline service prior to your commute.
Sound Transit will provide special buses with direct service to and from Seattle. Riders may also take regularly scheduled bus service. Evening bus service for 12/08/15 will be provided tomorrow in the early afternoon.
Washington has seen record rainfall this week. And it is supposed to continue for another week.
The slides are probably in another area. The worst areas were fixed, now other areas are the problem. Hopefully they will be a problem less often.
Well its not a landslide but the rain has flooded out BNSF just north of Portland station. Amtrak appears that it is detouring the Starlight back across the steel bridge onto a UP bypass.
Amtrak Service Disruption between Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA
Track closure due to severe weather related conditions north of PortlandBNSF Railway Co. has temporarily closed railroad tracks to passenger trains between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., due to high waters along tracks north of the Amtrak Portland Union Station. BNSF will continue to inspect and evaluate the tracks in order to resume service on Wednesday, Dec. 9. These tracks are used by Amtrak Cascades, Coast Starlight and Empire Builder trains.
Alternate motor coach transportation is being provided between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., for Amtrak Cascades passengers. Coast Starlight and Empire Builder trains will be rerouted through the area.
Train service south of Portland is not affected.
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.
Note Builder still with problems of landslide north of Seattle.
It appears that the unprecedented rain, flooding , mudslide session the past week is finally in abatment. Anyone know how EB to Portland was routed on the UP from Spokane ?
BNSF to Wishram and then across the river to the UP?
What about the detour of the Coast Starlight? Through Wishram also?–that would be a doozy of a detour.
There was no reason to reroute EB to/from Spokane.
The high water was on the BNSF north of Union Station in Portland. Reroute of inbound EB would leave regular route at North Portland, travel through Albina to the Steel Bridge and enter depot from geographic south end.
Starlight from the south PROBABLY used regular route to Union Depot, then backed up for about a mile on its usual route across the Steel Bridge, then went north at the wye on the geographic east side of the river, and proceeded thru Albina to North Portland where it regained the BNSF and its original route.
The short version is that trains used UP freight line on east side of Willamette River between Steel Bridge and North Portland. Sorry can not remember the name of the wye on the east end of the steel bridge.
Mac McCulloch
They couldn’t even take BNSF to St. Johns (Water over the rails at Willbridge). My guess is that #14 backed out of Union Station and across the Steel Bridge, then north through U.P.'s Riverside Yard and Mock Crest tunnel to the BNSF junction by Delta Park. If #27 had not been turned it could follow the same route without a reverse move.
Thanks, Mac. At first, I thought that simply bypassing the BNSF’s line between the river and the station was the detour–but the mention that the Cascades trains terminated/originated in Vancouver puzzled me. And, just now, I remembered that the Talgo equipment does not like fixed frogs–and I doubt that the UP has movable point frogs between North Portland and East Portland, therefore it is not wise to move the Talgo equipment through that detour.
The wye at the east end of the Steel Bridge is East Portland (courtesy of SPV’s atlas).
SPV has an atlas that covers Oregon/Washington???
I haven’t been able to find it on their website.
Yes, I have SPV atlases of the entire United States and Canada. Over the years, I have been able to obtain them all–except for those that have been revised since I obtained them. It is possible, though, that some are out of print.
First one of the year. Bustitutions SEA - Everett for Builder
Northline Sounder service between Seattle and Everett is canceled tomorrow 1/22/16, due to a mudslide. Special bus service information for tomorrow mornings commute, along with the regularly scheduled bus service is listed below and on our website.
Finally open for both Amtrak and Sounder
Sound Transit has decided to resume normal train service between Everett and Seattle beginning tomorrow morning, 1/25/16, provided there are no additional blocking events between now and the start of service. We will continue to monitor the situation throughout the week. Your patience has been greatly appreciated.
Another slide Sunday the 13th. Another 48 hour cancellation for Amtrak Seattle - Everette & north line Sounder trains.
Sound Transit soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com Northline Sounder continues to be canceled due to a blocking event that occurred just south of Mukilteo on 3/13/16. Sound Transit will continue to monitor the situation, if there are no additional events
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Update: Sounder Northline (Everett-Seattle) canceled due to blocking event
Northline Sounder continues to be canceled due to a blocking event that occurred just south of Mukilteo on 3/13/16. Sound Transit will continue to monitor the situation, if t |
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Another slide extends service disruption thru Wedensday…
UPDATE: Landslide closes tracks north of Seattle
Alternate transportation provided through Wednesday
March 15, 2016
8:30 a.m. PDT
A second landslide on BNSF Railway tracks north of Seattle has led to an extension in the temporary track closure as BNSF has imposed the standard 48-hour moratorium on passenger trains between Seattle and Everett. Alternate transportation will be provided using chartered buses. Service south of Seattle is not affected.
First one for this winter season. Fortunately a day after the Sunday Thanksgiving rush. Amtrak gets cancelled as well till Wednesday.
North line Sounder service is canceled tonight 11/28/16 due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Wednesday, morning, 11/30/16. North line Sounder special bus service information for this evening’s service along with the regularly scheduled bus service is listed below. Please monitor www.SoundTransit.org/schedules/alerts for updates to Sounder North line service prior to your commute.
Morning bus service for 11/29/16 will be provided tonight after 6 pm.
All special buses will allow pre-boarding at 5th Ave S and Weller St (facing south) and depart from 4th Ave S and S. Jackson
I was on 513 through there yesterday… the train was 100% full and the conductor kept making announcements to that effect. Glad it waited until today.
Seattle Sounder north line got first slide of year. Two days no passenger service will affect Emipire Builder as if Builder has not had its travails.
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Sound Transit soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com North line Sounder service is canceled this evening, 2/09/17, due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morni
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Rider Alert: Sounder north line canceled due to a mudslide - 2/09/17
North line Sounder service is canceled this evening, 2/09/17, due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morning, 2/13/17. Regularly scheduled bus service will operate as normal and is listed below. Updates will be provided as they becom |
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Sound Transit soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com There is report of a second potential mudslide just south of Edmonds. The area is currently being inspected to determine if travel through will be allowed. In the meantime train #1706 (5:35pm Seattle
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Rider Alert: Train #1706 holding in Seattle
Definite mudslide with cancellations thru Friday for Amtrak. How much rain there for this latest ?
Sound Transit soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com North line Sounder service is canceled today, 2/16/17 due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morning, 2/20
Today at 7:29 AM
Rider Alert: Sounder north line canceled due to a mudslide
North line Sounder service is canceled today, 2/16/17 due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morning, 2/20/17. |
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