A mudslide hit an Alaska Railroad train yesterday near Cantwell. Railroad spokesman Tim Sullivan said the 4:30 AM slide came down near track mile 322, hitting a northbound freight train.
“The train did not derail. There were no injuries,” Sullivan said. “And at this point the train is moved out of that spot and we are currently clearing it out with excavators.”
Sullivan said passenger trains were delayed Wednesday and some railroad passengers were moved by bus.
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
