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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:04 PM

another slide so only partial service tuesday

 

Northline Sounder service to Mukilteo and Everett is canceled for the evening commute on Tuesday, December 04, 2012, due to a mudslide that occurred between Edmonds and Mukilteo.

 a later bulletin

Northline Sounder service to Mukilteo and Everett remains canceled for the evening

commute on Wednesday, December 5, and the morning commute on Thursday,

 December 6, 2012, due to a mudslide that occurred Tuesday morning. Service

is scheduled to resume Thursday Evening, December 6, from King Street Station

to Everett Station, unless a new event occurs to alter this plan.

Partial Sounder service between Seattle and Edmonds will remain through the

Thursday morning commute.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 8:28 AM

well trains are running this morning but don't know how long due to many inches of rainfall.  line has been closed to AMTRAK  and sound transit for 7 days already since thanksgiving.

here is an article

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/108813--more-seattle-everett-passenger-train-runs-halted

 

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, December 3, 2012 9:06 AM

and another sat or sunday

Northline Sounder service between Everett and Seattle is canceled for the morning and evening

 commute on Monday, 12/3 because of mudslides.

If no further mudslides service would be expected to resume normal service on Tuesday morning 12/4.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:27 AM

another one today (thursday)

Northline Sounder service between Everett and Seattle is canceled for Friday, 11/23 the day after

Thanksgiving due to a mudslide earlier this morning.

We anticipate to resume regular Northline Sounder service on Monday, 11/26. However, due to

the weekend forecast of additional rainfall please check the website for updates prior to you

Monday morning commute.

* Southline Sounder service between Lakewood and Seattle is not impacted and will operate

as scheduled for the Friday Special Service.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:14 PM

  • Now more mudslides have caused further closures until Friday.  read report there were at least 8 different ones.  has been a lot of rain in Seattle area. from sounder
  • Posted: November 20 - 1:20 pm
  • Northline Sounder service between Seattle and Everett is canceled for Tuesday 11/20 and all day Wednesday 11/21 because of mudslides. No service on Thanksgiving holiday 11/22.  We plan to resume service with a special schedule Friday 11/23 if no additional mudslides occur (see Day after Thanksgiving rider alert).  

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, November 19, 2012 9:35 PM

First heavy rains this fall and sounder northline gets another mudslide.  so AMTRAK as well will be stopped at Edmonds.  definitely something needs doing.!!!!!

 

Northline Sounder service between Seattle and Everett is canceled for the evening commute on Monday, 11/19 because of mudslides.  Sounder northline trains will not be available until the Wednesday, 11/21 evening commute due to the 48 hour moratorium for passenger train service.

EVENING BACK – UP BUS SERVICE (northbound) Monday 11/19

Seattle-Edmonds: Board regularly scheduled Community Transit Route 416 at 5th and James St. at 4:27 p.m., 4:58 p.m., 5:31 p.m. and 5:57 p.m. for service to Edmonds

Seattle-Mukilteo: Board regularly scheduled Community Transit Route 417 at 4th Avenue S. and S. Jackson St. at 3:09 p.m., 3:59 p.m., 4:22 p.m., 4:50 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.

Seattle-Everett: Starline Charter buses will depart 4th Ave. S. and S. Jackson St. 4:33 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. with direct service to Everett Station. Riders may also board regularly scheduled ST Express Route 510 at 4th Ave S. and S Jackson.

Please monitor www.soundtransit.org for updates to Sounder Northline service prior to your commute.

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new seattle mudslide Feb 2014
Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, May 4, 2012 8:26 AM

another mudslide between Seattle - Edmonds closes line to Amtrak and Sounder.

Here is bulletin

All Sounder Northline service from Everett, Mukilteo, and Edmonds to Seattle is cancelled for the morning commute on Friday, May 4, 2012 due to a mudslide. 

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