Oil Trains in the Gorge
Public Hearing Tuesday Sept. 6th on Union Pacific Rail Expansion near Mosier, OR WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, rally outside at 2:15 pm, hearing at 3:00 pm WHERE: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058 TALKING POINTS: See fact sheet for more information. MORE INFO: Read a study on the project's impact on rail traffic commissioned by Friends of the Columbia Gorge. COMMENT TODAY! From the HRVRC Board of Directors: Only three months after an oil train derailed, spilled, and burned in Mosier on June 3rd, Union Pacific Railroad is proposing to construct four additional miles of mainline track through the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area near Mosier, OR. This would allow more, longer trains to pass along communities in the Gorge. HRVRC is opposed to Union Pacific's expansion proposal. While Mosier is in Wasco County, adding tracks in Mosier will lead to increased train traffic all…