United States: West Coast Rail Service Suspended by Landslide

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 30th, 2008 | Trackback

Amtrak’s Coast Starlight service between Seattle and Los Angeles was suspended Jan. 24 because a major landslide buried the tracks near Oakridge, Oregon. The slide occurred Jan. 19 and Amtrak provided alternate bus service around the closure but found that demand did not justify the expense, so service along the entire route was suspended. Amtrak initially hoped to have the line functioning by Feb. 1, but the target is now Feb. 14 for northbound service and Feb. 15 for southbound.

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