Amtrak

Mudslides have disrupted Amtrak passenger service throughout the Northwest, including Seattle. Passengers in Portland and Vancouver are also being affected.

(Terry Richard/The Oregonian/OregonLive )

EVERETT, Wash.-- Several mudslides Saturday on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks in the Seattle region have shut down Amtrak passenger train traffic between Seattle and Everett and Ridgefield and Vancouver until Monday, said a spokesman for BNSF.

While freight trains will continue to operate on the railroad, passenger traffic will be halted as company officials examine the slides and ensure that the stretches of track will be safe for passenger traffic, said Gus Melonas, a BNSF spokesman.

Amtrak officials say the tracks are used by Amtrak Cascades and Empire Builder trains.

Another landslide also affected Amtrak service between Kelso, Washington, and Portland.

Amtrak says they are providing alternate transportation with chartered buses.

They expect all the tracks to reopen on Monday.

-- The Associated Press