The cab of an Amtrak Cascades train was heavily damaged after striking a tree that had fallen onto the tracks during Tuesday night's windstorm.
Thousands of people woke up without power Wednesday after a so-called "bomb cyclone" brought damaging wind gusts to the region.A photo shows the damage to an Amtrak Cascades train that struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of Stanwood in Snohomish County on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
The cab of an Amtrak Cascades train was heavily damaged after striking a tree that had fallen onto the tracks An Amtrak spokesperson told KOMO News the train was traveling from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle when it struck the fallen tree around 7:50 p.m. near Silvana, which is located south of Stanwood in Snohomish County.'Bomb cyclone' leaves a trail of destruction in western Washington
Forty-eight passengers were onboard at the time of the crash. A WSDOT spokesperson told KOMO News the engineer was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.A BNSF train was used to move the cab car to Seattle. Passengers on the train were taken by bus to their final destinations.
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