(The following story appeared on The Olympian website on June 14.)
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The theft of about 20 feet of 10 gauge wire on a railroad line near Bucoda last Saturday has cost Burlington North Santa Fe Railway “thousands of dollars,” a Thurston County official said today.
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The wiring itself was reportedly worth about $20, Lt. Chris Mealy of the Sheriff’s Office said.
The theft, however, triggered an alarm at BNSF offices in Texas that indicated a landslide had occurred on its tracks in the area of Connor Road S.E. near Grade St. S.E.
Consequently, the rail line was closed for about three hours Saturday night as inspectors checked the scene.