{"id":26806,"date":"2016-06-03T18:47:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T22:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=26806"},"modified":"2016-06-03T18:47:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T22:47:19","slug":"oil-train-derails-catches-fire-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/oil-train-derails-catches-fire-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"UP oil train derails and catches fire in Oregon","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/oil-train-rail.jpg\" alt=\"oil-train-rail\" \/>According to The Oregonian, a Union Pacific oil train traveling through the Columbia River Gorge derailed and caught fire Friday afternoon. Although no injuries were reported, local schools evacuated students and nearby state highways were shut down.<br \/>\nThe train originated from North Dakota and was carrying the volatile Bakken crude oil to Washington state. Eleven of the 96-car train\u00a0derailed almost 70 miles east of Portland, near the town of Mosier, Ore.<br \/>\nSMART TD Washington State Legislative Director Herb Krohn has been briefed on the accident and was\u00a0dispatched to the scene. Krohn serves on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/safety\/smart-rail-safety-task-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation Division Rail Safety Task Force<\/a>.<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/345365-oil-train-derailment-oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to see pictures of the derailment\u00a0from RT news.<br \/>\nClick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/pacific-northwest-news\/index.ssf\/2016\/06\/oil_train_derails_near_hood_ri.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read more from The Oregonian.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Oregonian, a Union Pacific oil train traveling through the Columbia River Gorge derailed and caught fire Friday afternoon. Although no injuries were reported, local schools evacuated students and nearby state highways were shut down. 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