Amtrak engineer survives train’s collision with tree during bomb cyclone

An Amtrak bid technologist was taken to infirmary with insignificant injuries pursuing a shockingly adjacent telephone successful Washington State during the bomb cyclone.

Amtrak confirmed that Train 519 was heading from Vancouver to Seattle connected Tuesday evening erstwhile it struck a histrion that had fallen crossed the tracks.

About 85 km northbound of Seattle a monolithic subdivision smashed close done the model of the cab car.

The technologist successful the compartment was taken to the infirmary but nary of the passengers were injured and the bid inactive had lights, vigor and nutrient service, Amtrak said.

Passengers were loaded onto a autobus and arrived successful Seattle astir 4 hours and 25 minutes late.

Amtrak past utilized a freight motor to propulsion the bid to Seattle owed to the harm to the windshield and headlights.

The weaponry cyclone near 2 women dormant successful the Seattle area, knocked retired powerfulness to much than fractional a cardinal customers astatine its highest and brought down trees and powerfulness lines.