Board affirms Oregon county’s denial of UP track expansion

June 15, 2017

(Source: Associated Press, June 13, 2017)

THE DALLES, Ore. — A board has affirmed an Oregon county’s decision to deny Union Pacific Railroad’s proposed track expansion along the Columbia River where an oil train derailed last year. The Columbia River Gorge Commission on Tuesday found Wasco County commissioners had evidence to reject the railroad’s application.