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Union Pacific “pauses” construction of new $550 million Texas rail yard

April 22, 2019

(Source: Dallas Morning News, April 20, 2019)  DALLAS — Union Pacific is “pausing” construction of its new $550 million rail yard in Texas. The Omaha, Neb.-based company said it will shift the money it committed this year to the Brazos project to instead make improvements to its 760-mile line running from El Paso to Los…

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Portland activists block rail line at Zenith oil terminal

April 22, 2019

(Source: Portland Tribune, April 21, 2019)  PORTLAND, Ore. — Operations at Oregon’s only crude oil export terminal went off the rails on Earth Day weekend — after activists blocked all train traffic leading to the Northwest Portland facility. Extinction Rebellion protesters dumped topsoil and planted a “Victory over fossil fuels Garden” on and adjacent to…

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