Track Expansion

Board Affirms Oregon County’s Denial of Railroad Expansion
Board Affirms Oregon County’s Denial of Railroad Expansion
THE DALLES  (AP) — 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...
Railroad Sues to Force Approval of Oregon Track Expansion
Railroad Sues to Force Approval of Oregon Track Expansion
MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — Union Pacific is asking a federal judge to reject local rules that threaten to derail its plans to add a second main track along the Columbia River Gorge where a crude oil train derailed last June. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Wasco County and the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which moved to block the project last fall...