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Cleanup underway after Oregon train carrying oil derailed
2016-06-05 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Most of the cars from a Union Pacific train carrying crude oil that derailed and burst into flames in Oregon on Friday have been removed and the remaining oil will be hauled away on flatbed trucks, a spokesman for the company said on Sunday. A total of 16 cars of the 96-car train derailed, up from the company's previous report of 11 derailed cars, Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs said. Thirteen train cars remained on site. Investigators were unsure how much oil spilled in the accident,...
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Oregon derailment is latest in string of US oil train crashes
2016-06-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oregon Live: The derailment of an oil train in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge follows a string of fiery accidents in the U.S. and Canada as shipments of crude by rail have increased with more domestic oil production: 2013 July 5: A runaway Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train that had been left unattended derailed, spilling oil and catching fire inside the town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec. Forty-seven people were killed and 30 buildings burned in the town's center. About 1.6 million gallons of oil was...
Protest and oil sheen on Columbia river follow Oregon train derailment
2016-06-05 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environmental crews worked on Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in the Columbia river along the Washington-Oregon border after a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire. Officials said there was no immediate indication of harm to wildlife. Sixteen of the 96 tank cars on the train derailed on Friday near Mosier, Oregon, about 70 miles east of Portland. Four burned, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the sky before firefighters were able to extinguish the flames a little...
Oregon derailment likely to reignite rail-by-oil safety concerns
2016-06-04 17:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire along Oregon's scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday, forcing the closure of an interstate highway and the evacuation of a school in the first major rail accident involving crude in a year. Union Pacific Corp, which owns the line, said 11 rail cars from a 96-car train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed about 70 miles (110 km) east of Portland, near the tiny town of Mosier. It said oil spilled from at least one rail car. There were...
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Oregon train derailment spills oil, sparks fire
2016-06-04 10:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky and leading to evacuations. The accident happened around noon near the town of Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved eight cars filled with oil, and one was burning, said Ken Armstrong, state Forestry Department spokesman. No injuries have been reported. About 200 students were evacuated from an elementary and middle school near...
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