Mudslide of 1997

A very low tide has revealed the remains of the mudslide of Jan.17 ,1997. A southbound train with 35 cars was hit by a mudslide that shut down the main line for 13 days and derail with it 3 cars of mail,the cars and mud and debris where push into the Puget Sound it was 25 feet high over the track and another smaller slide came later that night.There is still old second class mail containers and bundles of mail today along side the trucks and new tires,car amps,cans of foam ,Toms toothpaste and mouthwash.as well as big coils of aluminum, these trucks and debris can only be seeen at a below normal tide.Also a mudslide on Mar.went across the track north of here at M.P.-24.