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Originally published Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 3:30 PM

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Another mudslide delays trains north of Seattle

Another mudslide has suspended passenger train service north of Seattle until at least Sunday.

The Associated Press

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MUKILTEO, Wash. —

Another mudslide has suspended passenger train service north of Seattle until at least Sunday.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says the mudslide struck at about 4 a.m. Friday a little more than two miles south of Mukilteo. Freight train traffic resumed later in the morning, but passenger rail service is subject to a 48-hour moratorium any time there's a mudslide by the tracks.

Passenger service was already suspended by a slide north of Mukilteo on Thursday afternoon, but Friday's slide means service won't resume until Sunday morning at the earliest.

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