Re: Derailment and Fire near Portland
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 05-05-2011 - 01:19
SP5103 Wrote:
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> KATU channel 2 out of Portland is showing a train
> on fire adjacent to US30 near Cornelius Pass Road.
> Helicopter footage shows several tank cars, at
> least one on fire. Other cars involved are loaded
> log racks. They are claiming it was a collision at
> a siding? No locos visible. Wouldn't this be
> Portland & Western?
Yes, Portland & Western. A log train derailed into standing tanks containing ethanol.