Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 18:20:39 GMT -6
Mosier oil train derailment: 325,000 gallons cleared, 125,000 to go
Crews have so far removed more than 325,000 gallons of crude oil from the Union Pacific train that derailed last week in Mosier, authorities said Tuesday.
More than 65 trucks have ferried the oil to The Dalles, where it's being loaded back onto train cars that will eventually travel to the original destination in Tacoma, said officials with Union Pacific and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Workers still have another 125,000 gallons to remove in about 25 more trucks until the 13 derailed cars still at the site are empty, said Judy Smith, an EPA spokeswoman. That could happen by the end of Tuesday, she said. Each truck carries about 5,000 gallons of oil.
The derailed cars are sitting on the side of the tracks, allowing freight trains to resume service.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/06/mosier_oil_train_derailment_30.html
Crews have so far removed more than 325,000 gallons of crude oil from the Union Pacific train that derailed last week in Mosier, authorities said Tuesday.
More than 65 trucks have ferried the oil to The Dalles, where it's being loaded back onto train cars that will eventually travel to the original destination in Tacoma, said officials with Union Pacific and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Workers still have another 125,000 gallons to remove in about 25 more trucks until the 13 derailed cars still at the site are empty, said Judy Smith, an EPA spokeswoman. That could happen by the end of Tuesday, she said. Each truck carries about 5,000 gallons of oil.
The derailed cars are sitting on the side of the tracks, allowing freight trains to resume service.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/06/mosier_oil_train_derailment_30.html