Train Derailment Leaves Commuters Stranded
A faulty rail causes a train wreck near Samish Lake, leaving passengers to walk twelve miles back to the city.
A train was wrecked the other side of Samish Lake. The engine did not leave the track, nor did the caboose, which was filled with passengers. No one was hurt, although quite a number were badly shaken up. The accident was due to the spreading of the rails. Some of the passengers walked back to the city—a distance of twelve and one-half miles. The track has been repaired, and trains are running as usual.
“Some of the passengers walked back to the city—a distance of twelve and one-half miles.”
This incident highlights the precarious nature of early rail travel in the rugged terrain surrounding Bellingham, a far cry from the transit connectivity of today.
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