Bellingham woman convicted of railroad sabotage, placing shunt on tracks

(AP)

A 28-year-old Bellingham woman was convicted in federal court today of violence against a railroad carrier.

A jury for the Western District of Washington found Ellen Reiche guilty of placing a shunt on a Bellingham railroad last November.

Another Bellingham woman, 24-year-old Samantha Brooks, was arrested with Reiche, and pleaded guilty earlier this summer. Brooks and Reiche each face potentially 20 years in prison. 

The two were found trespassing on train tracks in Bellingham late at night last fall, wearing dark clothing and carrying a bag of tools. A shunt was found on the tracks nearby.

Shunts can disrupt railway signals and

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