Whatcom County neighbor fears troublesome crossing is one train crash away from catastrophe

A Whatcom County man is warning that a damaged guardrail near a rural railroad signals a potentially catastrophic collision to come.

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A broken guardrail near a Whatcom County railroad crossing has one neighbor sounding the alarm about what he calls a disaster waiting to happen.

About 20 trains pass through the railroad crossing at Country Lane in Whatcom County every day — three of them carrying volatile crude oil — and one resident says a recent accident is exposing dangerous vulnerabilities.

When a semi truck struck a guardrail near Craig Henderson’s home last December, he saw more than just property

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