MARCH 2, 2015
PORTLAND, OREGON (AP)
Union Pacific says two freight trains derailed in Oregon on
Monday morning, one in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, the other in the
Cascade Range.
A total of 15 cars got off the tracks. Nobody was hurt.
Near Meacham in Umatilla County, a tank car carrying
hazardous material rolled down a bank and came to rest near a creek.
Railroad spokesman Francisco Castillo says in an email that
no release of hazardous material has been confirmed.
The material wasn't immediately identified.
Nine other cars derailed in a pile.
Near Oakridge in Lane County, five cars derailed, one
remaining upright.
Castillo says there was no hazardous material aboard.
