Mudslides near Seattle, Vancouver cancel several Amtrak routes until Tuesday

Several mudslides along Amtrak routes from Vancouver, B.C. to Portland have caused the cancellation of all trains between the two cities until Tuesday morning.

A mudslide occurred overnight Saturday between Seattle and Everett and suspended all rail traffic north of Seattle, according to an Amtrak press release. On Saturday evening, a mudslide six miles north of Vancouver, Wash., shut down routes between Portland and Seattle. Service between Eugene and Portland are running as scheduled.

Amtrak said the following services have been affected by the mudslides:

–Cascades train service between Portland and Vancouver, B.C. has been canceled.

–Coast Starlight train numbers 11 and 14 between Los Angeles and Seattle will start and end their routes in Portland, with alternate transportation between Portland and Seattle.

–Empire Builder train number 7 will end in Spokane with alternate transportation for passengers already on the train. Train 8 will originate in Spokane.

Cascades service between Portland and Eugene is not affected.