Union Pacific Faulted in Crude Oil Train Derailment -- Update
24 6월 2016 - 5:01AM
Dow Jones News
By Betsy Morris
The Federal Railroad Administration said it has made a
preliminary determination that the derailment of a crude oil train
in Oregon earlier this month resulted from the failure of Union
Pacific Corp. to maintain its track.
The FRA said its preliminary investigation of the accident that
occurred on June 3 near Mosier, Ore., found specifically that the
derailment was caused by broken bolts that eventually allowed the
rails to be pushed outward as trains moved across them. The
findings were made in what the FRA said was a "preliminary factual
findings report."
The report said the train was traveling at about 25 miles an
hour, which was within the speed limit. A total of 16 tank cars
derailed, it said. During the derailment, one tank car was
punctured, which led to a fire of four tank cars that burned for
about 14 hours, the FRA report said.
The FRA said that the type of track bolts that were broken are
detectable by walking inspection and, among other things, uneven
wear of the track.
Union Pacific said in a statement that its rail fastening system
"has an outstanding history of safety and reliability." The
railroad said that, since the Oregon derailment earlier this month,
it is enhancing its regular track inspection process. As part of
its ongoing track renewal program, it is replacing bolts in the
type of fastener system in the track with rail spikes "which
provide higher levels of fault detectability in standard inspection
processes."
The train was transporting Bakken Crude oil through the scenic
Columbia River Gorge when it derailed, caught fire and prompted the
shutdown of Interstate 84 and the evacuation of a local school,
federal and local officials said. It had originated in New Town,
N.D., and was destined for Tacoma, Wash., and consisted of three
locomotives, two buffer cars and 94 tank cars, according to the FRA
report.
Write to Betsy Morris at betsy.morris@wsj.com
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June 23, 2016 15:46 ET (19:46 GMT)
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