BNSF Railway Co. notified Washington authorities that it hauled 19 oil trains through Klickitat County in one week between May 29 and June 4, the states most heavily traveled route. All but one continued on through the gorge to Clark County, en route to Seattle and Portland. At that pace, nearly 1,000 oil trains would move through the Columbia Gorge annually. That could grow to almost 2,500 trains a year – carrying between 70,000 and 90,000 barrels of oil apiece -- if a major Vancouver oil train terminal proposed by Tesoro-Savage is approved. And that doesnt include crude oil from Utah hauled by Union Pacific on the Oregon side of the gorge. The traffic is a striking increase from 2007, when almost no crude oil moved around the countrys rail system. An ongoing boom in North Dakota continues pushing an unprecedented amount of oil onto the rails, leading to a string of accidents thats raised safety concerns nationwide. oregonlive/environment/index.ssf/2014/06/with_18_oil_trains_weekly_colu.html
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 05:04:10 +0000
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