(Source: Bellingham Herald, December 13, 2011)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — All 12 Occupy Bellingham protesters who were arrested Monday, Dec. 12, were released from jail Tuesday morning after making an appearance in Municipal Court. About 80 to 100 protesters blocked the railroad tracks near Roeder Avenue for more than three hours Monday, delaying two BNSF coal trains, said BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas. The tracks reopened about 5:30 p.m. after police removed bicycle locks from the necks of several protesters who had linked themselves together on the tracks and refused to move. BNSF said both coal trains were on flexible schedules, so the protest did not have a significant impact on shipments.
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