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June 24, 2016

Railroad blamed for oil train derailment

By MATTHEW BROWN and GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press

PORTLAND — Federal investigators on Thursday blamed Union Pacific Railroad for a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border, saying the company failed to properly maintain its track.

Preliminary findings on the June 3 derailment in the Columbia River Gorge raise questions about why the company didn't find the broken bolts that triggered the wreck when it inspected the tracks right before the derailment. Union Pacific faces potential penalties for safety violations, officials said.


 
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