Coal train derails along Interstate 84 in Mosier, Oregon
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 3:47pmAccident Date:
Friday, June 3, 2016
Emergency crews respond to train derailment in Gorge; I-84 shut down
Two oil tank cars connected to the train were believed to have caught fire in the derailment. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
Oregon oil-train crash damaged town's water and sewer systems
The Mosier waste water treatment plant and sewer system are not operational as a result of the spectacular derailment on Friday of 16 of the 96 tank cars on a Union Pacific train.
Worst fears realized for Mosier, Ore. residents with train wreck
“The question has always been not if but when. We’ve had a taste of the when and we’re gonna taste it again and again and again unless we do something about it,” said Friends of the Columbia Gorge Executive Director Kevin Gorman.
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Type: Train Accident
Roadway:
Interstate 84City:
Mosier, ORCounty:
Wasco County, ORArea:
Portland, OR
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