The county is Snohomish WA and yes people have been
out counting these trains as they go by their
voluntary checkpoint and some numbers are up
on the board to look at. Now whats missing in all
this are the "loaded oil-trains" and the "empty oil-trains".
Of course the loaded oil trains are the biggest concern
but to somebody at a Marysville viewpoint, sees a oil
train passing "south" assumes its loaded with oil but
it is an "empty oil-train" which the risk of "anything" from
its passage is nil. The oil trains passing thru Wa State have
a definite flow with loaded trains taking the Columbia River
route thru Pasco, Vancouver, Seattle, Everett, Anacortes,
Cherry Pt. The empties go back via Stevens Pass out of
Everett. Same with the coal empties out of Everett.
About 10 loaded oil trains a week is about 4-5 under
what usually happens from my observation. Cherry Point's
demand in the near future could add atleast 2 more
oil trains a day on the BNSF Bham Sub going through
Bellingham daily. Trains crawl thru Bham at 25mph so
the city should be spared any major disaster.
I think the public getting involved in the oil trains is
good to some degree but in the end the "oil-trains"
and "coal-trains" are going to be running through
more towns than ever and you better get used to it.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140624/NEWS01/140629591/BNSF-About-10-oil-trains-per-week-pass-through-county
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The railroad is watching these trains at all times.
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