WOODLAND — The wheel of a slow-traveling Amtrak train came off the tracks Monday afternoon near Woodland, leaving passengers uninjured.
The train was going about 4 mph when the derailment occurred, according to Amtrak Public Relegations Manager Olivia Irvin.
The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said dispatch received reports of the minor derailment around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
The wheel came off the track between the Vancouver and Kelso Amtrak stations, said Washington State Department of Transportation Rail, Freight and Ports Division Communications Manager Janet Matkin. Matkin said the train’s 95 passengers were not injured.
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Passengers were moved to a southbound train back to Vancouver and bused to their northern destinations, she added. The final stop of the northbound line is Seattle, Matkin said. No scheduled routes were delayed or canceled due to the incident, she added.
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Matkin said the cause of the derailment is unknown pending an investigation by Amtrak and Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, who owns the line.