The Latest: APNewsBreak: Oil Train Derail Railroad's Fault

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: APNewsBreak: Oil Train Derail Railroad's Fault

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — Jun 23, 2016, 12:18 PM ET

The Latest on the investigation into a June 3 fiery oil train derailment in Oregon (all times local):

8:45 a.m.

The mayor in a town where an oil train derailed says she is alarmed by a preliminary report blaming Union Pacific Railroad for not properly maintaining its track.

The Federal Railroad Administration said in the report obtained Thursday by the AP that inspections should have caught weakened or broken bolts that hold the rail ties to the rails.

Mayor Arlene Burns says the report on the June 3 wreck in Mosier raises questions about why Union Pacific didn't find the problem when it inspected the tracks three days before the derailment.

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[JonathanRackham]

1. Railroad infrastructure is in really poor condition.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. If one follows Railroads as a fan,

yes,there are miles and miles of trackage that is in bad shape. Always said,they seem to let the Insurance Companies worry about their lack of Maintenance. Seems to me,in certain situations the cost of a derailment and cleanup is born by Amtrak.