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The Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 (Columbian files)

Port of Vancouver’s rails kept to high-than-needed safety level

The Port of Vancouver's Terminal 5 (Columbian files)

June 8, 2016, 6:06pm Business

Hundreds of things could go wrong with the thousands of locomotives pulling millions of tons of cargo across the country every day. So the Port of Vancouver maintains its 38 miles of track at a higher-than-needed level to keep accidents to a minimum. Read story

This video image taken from a drone shows an aerial view of crumpled oil tankers lying beside the railroad tracks after a fiery train derailment on June 3 prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town about 70 miles east of Portland on June 6 in Mosier, Ore. The Union Pacific train derailment comes as a massive oil-storage terminal proposed along the Columbia River in southwest Washington is under review.

Oil removed from train that derailed in Columbia River town

This video image taken from a drone shows an aerial view of crumpled oil tankers lying beside the railroad tracks after a fiery train derailment on June 3 prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town about 70 miles east of Portland on June 6 in Mosier, Ore. The Union Pacific train derailment comes as a massive oil-storage terminal proposed along the Columbia River in southwest Washington is under review.

June 8, 2016, 12:13pm Latest News

Crews have removed the last of the crude oil from a train that derailed Friday in the tiny Columbia River Gorge town of Mosier. Read story

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., from left, state Rep. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, state Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and U.S. Rep.

Politicians call for action after derailment in Gorge

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., from left, state Rep. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, state Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and U.S. Rep.

June 6, 2016, 8:53pm Clark County News

Washington’s politicians called for strengthening safety requirements of crude-by-rail shipments, and Oregon’s elected officials advocated for a moratorium on oil traveling through the Columbia River Gorge in the wake of Friday’s train derailment in Mosier, Ore. Read story

An oil train burns after derailing Friday near Mosier, Ore., about 70 miles east of Portland.

Union Pacific diverts trains through Washington

An oil train burns after derailing Friday near Mosier, Ore., about 70 miles east of Portland.

June 6, 2016, 8:02pm Clark County News

In the aftermath of Friday’s train derailment in Mosier, Ore., Union Pacific is temporarily diverting some shipments onto BNSF Railway tracks on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Read story

This aerial video image taken from a drone shows crumpled oil tankers lying beside the railroad tracks after a fiery train derailment on June 3 that prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town about 70 miles east of Portland, on Monday, June 6, 2016, in Mosier, Ore. Trains began running Sunday and at least eight had moved through the town of about 400 people carrying mixed goods - but no crude oil - by Monday. Union Pacific defended its actions Monday, saying it was safe to run other trains by while crews continued to drain oil from the crashed tankers.

Oregon residents return home following oil train derailment

This aerial video image taken from a drone shows crumpled oil tankers lying beside the railroad tracks after a fiery train derailment on June 3 that prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town about 70 miles east of Portland, on Monday, June 6, 2016, in Mosier, Ore. Trains began running Sunday and at least eight had moved through the town of about 400 people carrying mixed goods - but no crude oil - by Monday. Union Pacific defended its actions Monday, saying it was safe to run other trains by while crews continued to drain oil from the crashed tankers.

June 6, 2016, 7:15pm Latest News

Local politicians and residents reacted with shock and anger Monday as Union Pacific began running trains through this tiny Columbia River Gorge town just three days after a fiery derailment forced residents to evacuate and water and sewage systems to shut down. Read story

State considers new oil-train rules in Vancouver

June 5, 2016, 6:10pm Latest News

State officials are holding a public hearing Friday in Vancouver on new rules targeting oil-train safety. Read story

Are Gorge tribal communities overlooked in oil-train derailment?

June 5, 2016, 6:08pm Latest News

Among the stakeholders who share concern about Friday’s train derailment and oil spill in the Columbia River Gorge is the tribal community, but their response is easy to overlook. Read story

Booms set up in the Columbia River are seen June 4. The booms are meant to contain any oil that may seep into the river from a Union Pacific oil train that derailed near Mosier, Ore., on Friday.

Oil-train derailment, fire damaged Oregon city water system

Booms set up in the Columbia River are seen June 4. The booms are meant to contain any oil that may seep into the river from a Union Pacific oil train that derailed near Mosier, Ore., on Friday.

June 5, 2016, 6:07pm Latest News

An oil-train derailment and fire has damaged essential city services in a small Oregon town, authorities said Sunday. Read story

Mosier fire chief calls shipping Bakken crude oil by rail ‘insane’

June 5, 2016, 6:06pm Latest News

Jim Appleton, the fire chief in Mosier, Ore., said that in the past, he’s tried to reassure his town that the Union Pacific Railroad has a great safety record and that rail accidents are rare. Read story

Smoke rises from burning railway cars July 6, 2013, after a derailment in downtown Lac Mégantic, Quebec, Canada. An insurance expert said that damage estimates for that disaster are at about $3 billion, and that the railroad company involved has filed for bankruptcy because it didn&#039;t have enough insurance to pay the claims.

Worst-case scenario: Vancouver oil disaster could cost $6 billion

Smoke rises from burning railway cars July 6, 2013, after a derailment in downtown Lac Mégantic, Quebec, Canada. An insurance expert said that damage estimates for that disaster are at about $3 billion, and that the railroad company involved has filed for bankruptcy because it didn&#039;t have enough insurance to pay the claims.

June 5, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

A catastrophic oil train derailment in the Vancouver area could cause roughly $5 billion to $6 billion in damage, and there isn’t insurance commercially available to cover it, according to expert testimony submitted in opposition to the Vancouver Energy oil terminal to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Read story