Hate hearing train horns in Bellingham and Whatcom? There may be some relief in sight
The Bellingham Herald 1/24/2021 Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 24 Residents near railroad tracks in some parts of Whatcom County should be hearing fewer train horns, thanks to several recent and ongoing projects to create quiet zones at neighborhood crossings.
Engineers normally are required to sound the locomotive horn when a train approaches a crossing where people, bicyclists or cars might be approaching.
But such quiet zones add safety improvements to those crossings, allowing engineers to use their horns less frequently. These quiet zones are a section of a rail line where locomotive horns are no longer routinely sounded because of alternate safety measures, said Marie Duckworth, spokeswoman for the Whatcom County Public Works Department.
Evacuations ordered as train carrying crude oil derails, burns near Custer
Bellingham Herald, by Denver Pratt, December 22, 2020
A train derailed and caught fire in the Custer area Tuesday morning and residents and visitors within a half-mile were being evacuated, according to Whatcom County Public Works, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol.
The northbound train carrying crude oil derailed around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the Custer area, according to Courtney Wallace, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesperson, and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office. It is a BNSF train and track, Wallace said.
The train derailed near the 7500 block of Portal Way, according to the sheriff’s office on Twitter. The sheriff’s office evacuated people within a half-mile of the derailment. Shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said on Twitter that the evacuation order was lifted for local residents of Custer. Once residents return home, t
Evacuations ordered as train derails, burns near Custer
The Bellingham Herald 12/22/2020 Denver Pratt, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Dec. 22 A train has derailed and caught fire in the Custer area and residents and visitors within a half-mile were being evacuated, according to Whatcom County Public Works, the Whatcom County Sheriff s Office and Washington State Patrol.
The train, carrying crude oil, derailed around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the Custer area, according to Courtney Wallace, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesperson. It is a BNSF train and track, Wallace said.
The train derailed near the 7500 block of Portal Way, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff s Office on Twitter. The sheriff s office is working on evacuating people within a half-mile of the derailment, the agency said.