"Empire Builder" 8/23rd.

ALL:

#8 of the 23rd departed Seattle on time and is now running 8 hours late. As I write this note, it should be near St. Cloud, MN for a crew change.

What happened between Everret and Leavenworth to cause the train to be eight hours late?

Ed Burns

Apparently there was a fire near the BNSF Scenic sub which caused a closure:

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/may/23/firefighters-working-chumstick-highway-blaze/