Train Derailment Cuts Off Amtrak Service to Seattle

Amtrak passengers will ride buses between Portland and Seattle today.

Salem-News.com

(TACOMA, Wash. ) - A train derailment Thursday morning near Steilacoom, Wash., has shut down Amtrak service between Portland and Seattle.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe says the derailment is near a ferry terminal in Steilacoom, which is located just south of Tacoma. The derailment has blocked both sets of tracks.

The 95-car freight train with four locomotives was going less than 45 MPH when 13 cars jumped the tracks around 3:00 AM.

There are no injuries reported and the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

Amtrak passengers will ride buses between Portland and Seattle today.

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